Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

Director:

Paul Flaherty

Writers:

Robert Conte, Peter Wortmann

Stars:

John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Candy	...	Harry Crumb
Jeffrey Jones	...	Eliot Draisen
Annie Potts	...	Helen Downing
Tim Thomerson	...	Vince Barnes
Barry Corbin	...	P.J. Downing
Shawnee Smith	...	Nikki Downing
Valri Bromfield	...	Detective Casey
Doug Steckler	...	Dwayne
Renée Coleman	...	Jennifer Downing (as Renee Coleman)
Wesley Mann	...	Tim
Tamsin Kelsey	...	Marie
Joe Flaherty	...	Doorman
Fiona Roeske	...	Crumb Receptionist
Lori O'Byrne	...	Karen
Michele Goodger	...	Mrs. MacIntyre (as Michelle Goodger)

Storyline

Harry is the latest generation of the Crumbs, famous and extremely talented detectives. Unfortunately, talent seems to have skipped a generation, and Harry is reduced to "gumshoe" work at a remote branch of the Crumb detective agency. Back at headquarters, Crumb executive Elliot Draison hatches an evil plan, which requires the inclusion of an incompotent detective. With Harry Crumb on the case, Draison thinks everything will run fine for him. Despite his best efforts, Crumb actually makes some headway in the case...

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Plot Keywords:

detective | private investigator | male to female footsie playing | disguise | teenage daughter | 

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Taglines:

Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vem är Harry Crumb?

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Freeway, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$10,982,364 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, NBC Productions, Arnon Milchan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Harry first eyes the paper shredder in his new office, the collection bag is empty. After feeding a small card into the machine, and getting his necktie caught in it, the bag is suddenly full of paper scraps.

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Quotes

Eliot Draison: [Harry is showing Elliot photographic evidence of Hellen Downing having an affair. However, Harry is not aware that the man in the photos is Elliot himself, not the apartment's owner, Vince Barnes, who is also a lover of Hellen's. The photos clearly show Elliot's face, and Elliot is amused by Harry's ignorance] You haven't looked at these have you?
Harry Crumb: No. I was there!
[Both men laugh]
Harry Crumb: You'd think an athletic guy like Vince Barnes would have a big dingus
[...]

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Connections

Spoofed in Family Guy: Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (2001)

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Soundtracks

"I Got You Babe"
Written by Sonny Bono

User Reviews

If this movie were a bomb it would blow up laughing!

Simply hilarious. I think the reviewers that gave this movie bad rankings were pretty sour old men. This was a great movie the first time you watch it. After that, it gets dry (as most movies do). But the first time is what counts. And the first time I watched it I was a little lad with a broken leg from skiing stuck on the coach since I couldn't get up and was switching around and ended up with the movie and I could not stop laughing! I laughed so much I rebroke the bone, haha, no, not quite. But, I think you get the idea. John Candy is phenomenal. Though many of the comedy scenes are not entirely original they are done better than anyone else can do them by the late John Candy. Fun for the family ; ) Little kids won't understand alot of the dirty humor ; )