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Armed and Dangerous

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A police officer who has been wrongly dismissed from his job, Frank Dooley (John Candy) finds work as a security guard, along with Norman Kane (Eugene Levy), an inept lawyer. Unfortunately, the company that employs Frank and Norman is involved in some shady dealings, and it's up to the bumbling guards to foil the plans of the corrupt leaders, most notably tough mobster Michael Carlino (Robert Loggia), who isn't happy to have his profitable scheme threatened.
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Critics Reviews

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Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/03/2018
It takes a director with a true genius for disaster to put together "SCTV" veterans John Candy and Eugene Levy... and come up with a movie without a single laugh in it. Go to Full Review
Walter Goodman New York Times 05/21/2003
This exercise in inanity opens today at the U. A. Twin and other theaters. Go to Full Review
Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) 07/27/2024
1.5/4
Absolutely the only reason to see this wretched excuse for a comedy is to watch John Candy be occasionally funny. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/18/2020
C-
That such renown comedic talents could do nothing with this dreck, shows you just how bad is the material. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 06/26/2005
3/5
Silly doings with Candy and Levy as inept security guards. Go to Full Review
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 08/02/2004
1/5
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Dan R Dec 2 Panned by critics,adored by SCTV fans. Sure movies like this were a dime a dozen at the time but the comedic pairing of Candy and Levy along with the always gorgeous Meg Ryan in her prime make it well worth a watch. Love the Railsback appearance too. Good harmless action packed comedy fun ! See more Francois R Dec 1 Not a great movie but a fun popcorn movie from the mid 80s and the action is good the characters does the job with what they have to deal with and Candy has a good funny timing with Levy a kind of buddy cop movie but they are security guards! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 1 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Will B. @Bozarth Nov 8 I don't know why these other users are giving such a low rating to this piece of art. The cast is STACKED! John Candy punches a woman and a dog. He shoots a shark. SO MANY CARS GET WRECKED IN THIS! Steve Railsback is dressed like a cowboy. What's not to love about this? Listen to me, not these other joyless people. See more Lucas W Sep 26 It's not a great movie but it's definitely not as bad as the other reviews say it is See more Taiga B Sep 19 This the action comedy movie attempt by John Candy, and It kind of works. Eugene Levy makes a good comedy duo and there's some hilarious scenes. Yes it's a bit of 80's cheese, but it really does have a charm to it. The scene where Candy is drag is comedy gold. This may not be a transcending movie, but it's a funny movie. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A police officer who has been wrongly dismissed from his job, Frank Dooley (John Candy) finds work as a security guard, along with Norman Kane (Eugene Levy), an inept lawyer. Unfortunately, the company that employs Frank and Norman is involved in some shady dealings, and it's up to the bumbling guards to foil the plans of the corrupt leaders, most notably tough mobster Michael Carlino (Robert Loggia), who isn't happy to have his profitable scheme threatened.
Director
Mark L. Lester
Producer
Brian Grazer, James Keach
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround
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