Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)

Director:

Paul Flaherty

Writers (WGA):

Robert Conte (written by) &
Peter Wortmann (written by)

Release Date:

3 February 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Private Investigator | Male To Female Footsie Playing | Disguise | Teenage Daughter

Cast

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)
Beverley Elliott	...	Joanne
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Kelly
Peter Yunker	...	Jeffrey Brandt
Brenda Crichlow	...	Suki's Salon Receptionist
Garwin Sanford	...	Dennis Kimball
Tony Dakota	...	Freddy
Rob Morton	...	Airport Cop
Marcel Maillard	...	Chauffeur
Lesley Ewen	...	Airport X-Ray Guard (as Leslie Ewen)
Manny Perry	...	Cop In Car
Gary Hetherington	...	Lover (as Gary Heatherington)
Patrick McKenna	...	TV Man
Daliah Novak	...	TV Woman (as Daliah Bache)
Eve Smith	...	Elderly Woman
Tino Insana	...	Smokey
Frank T. Hernandez	...	Salesman
Frank Casado	...	Salesman
Cyndi Lee Rice	...	Stewardess
Lyle Alzado	...	Man In Apartment
Deanna Oliver	...	Woman In Apartment
Ira Miller	...	Accountant
Robert Tarsitani	...	Office Worker
Vera Webster	...	Office Worker
Karen Leigh Hopkins	...	Office Worker
Stephen Young	...	Interior Decorator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Belushi	...	Man on Bus (uncredited)
Larry R. McLean	...	Businessman (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Flaherty

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Conte		(written by) &
Peter Wortmann		(written by) (as Peter Martin Wortmann)

Produced by
John Candy	....	executive producer
Les Kimber	....	associate producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
George W. Perkins	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michel Colombier

Cinematography by
Stephen M. Katz		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Danford B. Greene

Casting by
Susan Bluestein

Production Design by
Trevor Williams

Art Direction by
Stephen Geaghan

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Wilcox

Costume Design by
Jerry R. Allen
Marit Allen		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist
Susan A. Cabral	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Steve LaPorte	....	makeup prosthetics
Dorothea Long	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Dorthea Long)
Jan Newman	....	makeup artist
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup designer: John Candy
Beverly K. Sewers	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Beverly Sewers)
Dione Taylor	....	hair stylist: John Candy

Production Management
Leonard Bram	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Les Kimber	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Cowan	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Robert Cowan)
Donald P.H. Eaton	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles (as Donald P. H. Eaton)
Rodney Allen Hooks	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Eric Jones	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Eric P. Jones)
Jackie Jordan	....	dgc trainee (as Jacqueline Alana Jordan)
Robert Olsen	....	third assistant director (as Bob Olsen)
Curtis Petersen	....	second unit director (as Curtis Peterson)
Michael Rosati	....	second assistant director
Jim Rowe	....	second assistant director: second unit
Tom Rowe	....	first assistant director
Ephraim 'Red' Schaffer	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Michael E. Steele	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Michael Steele)

Art Department
Craig Binkley	....	property master: Los Angeles (as W. Craig Binkley)
Gordon Brunner	....	set dresser
Doug Carnegie	....	set dresser (as Douglas Robert Carnegie)
Ken Chang	....	construction coordinator (as Kenneth Chang)
Beverly Chysyk	....	lead hand painter
Richard Cook	....	assistant art director (as Richard S. Cook)
Richard Dinieri	....	assistant property master: Los Angeles (as Richard Di Nieri)
Rhiley Fuller	....	art director: Los Angeles
Jim Geddes	....	lead carpenter
Kenneth H. Hawryliw	....	assistant property master
Gail Irvine	....	props: second unit
Della Mae Johnston	....	assistant set decorator
Barry Kootchin	....	head painter
David Lewis	....	lead greensman (as David A. Lewis)
Guy A. MacLaury	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles (as Guy MacLaury)
Peter Mills	....	set dresser
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Grant Swain	....	property master
Max Matsuoka	....	special props builder (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dick Alexander)
David Bartlett	....	sound editor
Norval D. Crutcher	....	supervising sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	supervising sound editor
G.W. Davis	....	sound editor (as G. W. Davis)
Tim Drury	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julie Hall	....	foley editor
John Harling	....	boom operator (as John L. Harling)
Rudy J. Lara	....	sound transfer
John P. Mitchell	....	cable man: Los Angeles (as John Mitchell)
Pat Mitchell	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Patrick Mitchell)
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Bob O'Brien	....	sound assistant
Richard Patton	....	sound mixer (as Rick Patton)
Vern Poore	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Richardson	....	foley editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Jim Sumner	....	sound apprentice
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
Gordon Webb	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Charles M. Wilborn	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Charles Wilborn)
Richard E. Yawn	....	foley supervisor (as Richard Yawn)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
Meredith Gold	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Clifford	....	special effects coordinator
Gene Grigg	....	special effects supervisor (as Dewey Gene Grigg)
Fred Hunchuk	....	special effects
Randy Shymkiw	....	special effects
Paul Stewart	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles
David Valentine	....	special effects

Stunts
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts (as Christine Baur)
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Tom Eirikson	....	stunts
Robert Elmore	....	stunts (as Bob Elmore)
Bill Ferguson	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Ferguson	....	stunts
Irene Ferguson	....	stunts
Tom Glass	....	stunts
Alex Green	....	stunts
Dan Groseclose	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
George Josef	....	stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Bennie Moore Jr.)
David Mylrea	....	stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Chad Randall	....	stunts
David Rigby	....	stunts (as Dave Rigby)
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Ruben Dario Solis	....	stunts
Bill Stewart	....	stunts
Dawn Stofer-Rupp	....	stunts (as Dawn Stouffer)
Betty Thomas Quee	....	stunts (as Betty Thomas)
Steve Vandeman	....	stunts
Danny Virtue	....	stunts
Mike Vézina	....	stunts (as Mike Fezina)
Tommy Wolski	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Kevin J. Andruschak	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allen	....	dolly grip (as Richard Allen)
Tim Atkins	....	rigging gaffer
William H. Battersby Jr.	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Mike Benson	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Kevin Black	....	best boy grip
Ron Bowen	....	rigging grip
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip (as John Dillard Brinson)
Jim Carne	....	lamp operator: Los Angeles (as James W. Carne)
Richard J. Cartwright	....	still photographer: Los Angeles
John Clothier	....	camera operator: second unit
Anita Eglseder	....	second assistant camera
Claude Fullerton	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Wayne Johnson	....	grip: Los Angeles
John Douglas Kenny	....	special photographer
Michael Liakos	....	grip: Los Angeles (as Mike Liakos)
Cameron MacDonald	....	camera operator (as Cam MacDonald)
Duncan MacGregor	....	gaffer (as Duncan J. MacGregor)
Melton Maxwell	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Mel Maxwell)
Kelly Moore	....	electrical best boy
Cam North	....	camera trainee
Rod Parkhurst	....	camera operator: second unit
Curtis Petersen	....	director of photography: second unit (as Curtis Peterson)
Bernard Pornin	....	grip
Ron Precious	....	first assistant camera (as Ronald J. Precious)
Kevin Presley	....	electrical best boy: Los Angeles
John T. Ramsey	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Scott Andrew Ressler	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Scott A. Ressler)
Gerald Rhodes	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Gerald A. Rhodes)
Chuck Sharp	....	electrical best boy: Los Angeles
Jane Smither	....	camera trainee
Tim Staubs	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Jeff Upton	....	lamp operator
Amy Vincent	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Peter Wagner	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as Richard S. Walden)
Kosto Zeviar	....	generator operator
Tim Heller	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Curtis Petersen	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	camera assistant: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Sandy Holt	....	voice casting
Mimi Maynard	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Day	....	additional costume designer: John Candy, Los Angeles (as Sharon Day-Nye)
Debbie Douglas	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah Douglas)
Patricia Galbraith	....	costumer
David Lisle	....	costumer
Don Phillipini	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Silvio Scarano	....	costumer: John Candy

Editorial Department
Cheryl Buckman	....	assistant editor
Scott Conrad	....	additional editor
Curtis Edge	....	apprentice editor
Patricia A. Galvin	....	assistant editor
Jonathan Greene	....	post-production assistant
Hilarie Roope	....	first assistant editor
Scott Summersgill	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Michel Colombier	....	orchestrator
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrator
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Frank Wolf	....	music mixer
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Brian Boyer	....	driver (as Brian R. Boyer)
Janis Boyer	....	driver
Barry Chapman	....	driver
Kelly Cramb	....	driver (as Kelly B. Cramb)
Felix Fanzega	....	driver (as Larry 'Felix' Fanzega)
Peter M. Hall	....	driver
Glenn J. Harrison-Jones	....	driver
Carl E. Hodge	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Peter Huff	....	driver
Greg Lawrence	....	driver
Carol McDonald	....	driver
Rory Moffatt	....	transportation captain (as Rory A. Moffatt)
Red Murphy	....	driver
Don Newton	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as Don R. Newton)
Phil Parker	....	transportation co-captain
James Perenseff	....	driver (as James J. Perenseff)
Ed Robertson	....	driver
Robert Steeves	....	driver
Chris Summerell	....	driver: Shotmaker Elite
Ian 'Moss' Urquhart	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Ted Bauman	....	location manager
Greg Beaton	....	production assistant
Gabby Berkovics	....	craft service: second unit
Lynne Bespflug	....	production coordinator
Stewart Bethune	....	location manager: second unit
Lyn Butler	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Susan Carney	....	production assistant
Carol T. Carr	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Don Cheng	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Rosemary Chiaverini	....	assistant: Mr. Candy
Barbara Chomos	....	assistant publicist: Canada
Kendrie Cutler	....	production assistant: second unit (as Kendrie D. Cutler)
Danielle de Smit	....	script supervisor: second unit
Mary Flaherty-Francis	....	assistant: Mr. Flaherty
Gisele Fredette	....	craft service (as Giselle Fredette)
Gisele Fredette	....	first aid (as Giselle Fredette)
Frank T. Hernandez	....	personal assistant: Mr. Candy
Derek Hurst	....	production assistant
Don Immerman	....	first aid: Los Angeles
Greg Jackson	....	production assistant: second unit
Susan King	....	accounts clerk
Kathleen Lawrence	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (as Kathleen A. Lawrence)
Rhonda Legge	....	production assistant: second unit
Kenneth Mancebo	....	production accountant: Los Angeles (as Kenneth I. Mancebo)
Jennifer Mangan	....	production assistant
Alexia Baum McCallin	....	assistant: Mr. Perkins (as Alexandra Baum-McCallin)
Wendy O'Neill	....	assistant accountant
Jane Perry	....	assistant: Mr. Candy
Kate Peterson	....	assistant production coordinator (as Kate Petersen)
Paige Purdy	....	production assistant: second unit
Cliff T.E. Roseman	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as Clifford Roseman)
Richard Rosenberg	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as Richard S. Rosenberg)
Kathryn A. Sentenne-Bloome	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Lauren Beth Strogoff	....	unit publicist
Douy Swofford	....	title designer: main titles
Patricia Thompson	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Joyce Webb	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Christina Welk	....	production assistant
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor
Elizabeth Yanoska	....	production accountant
Scott D. Yanoska	....	computer operator (as Scott Yanoska)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (present) (as Tri-Star Pictures)
• NBC Productions (present)
• Arnon Milchan Productions
• Frostbacks

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1990) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Egmont Films (1990s) (Finland) (VHS)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1991) (USA) (TV)
• Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Springgreene Marketing Associates Inc.  promotional consultants
• Lindsay Walker & Associates  additional casting
• Reel Appetites  catering by
• Star Casting Service  extras casting: Los Angeles
• Mario's Catering  catering: Los Angeles
• Prolite  electrical equipment by: Vancouver
• Filmtrucks  electrical equipment by: Los Angeles
• Dillard Enterprises  grip equipment by
• Post Haste Video  24 frame video by (as Post-Haste Video)
• Pacific Title  opticals by
• British Columbia Film Commission  the producers wish to thank (as The British Columbia Film Commission)
• Express One  the producers wish to thank
• Granville Island Hotel  the producers wish to thank
• Silver Image Gallery, The  the producers wish to thank (as The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle)
• Remington / DuPont Company  the producers wish to thank
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR)  the producers wish to thank (as Personnel of Vancouver International Airport)
• People of Vancouver, The  the producers wish to thank (as Residents of Vancouver, British Columbia)
• Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians I.A.T.S.E. Local 891  sincere appreciation to (as the Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians IATSE 891, Vancouver, Canada)
• Clairmont Camera  Arriflex cameras supplied by
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.® affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.)
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera dollies
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera equipment provided by
• PPI Camera Corporation  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (No. 29425) | France:U | UK:12 (uncut version) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | West Germany:12 | UK:PG (cut) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Freeway, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harry Crumb is undercover as the vice president of quality control at the spa, he smells the mud and gets some on his nose. A few seconds later, the mud is gone and his nose is clean.

Quotes:

Mrs. MacIntyre:[looking at photos of her husband cheating on her] You idiot! These pictures are of me!
[Harry Crumb falls backwards in his chair]
Harry Crumb:What? Let me see those.
Mrs. MacIntyre:Give them here.
Harry Crumb:Not so fast. I've had my eye on you for a while, lady. I knew you were up to something, and here's my proof: it was you who was having an affair with your husband all along!
Mrs. MacIntyre:What?
Harry Crumb:I've uncovered some pretty low schemes in my time. But secretly hiring me to take pornographic pictures of you and your sleazeball husband is as low as it gets!
Mrs. MacIntyre:I don't believe this!
Harry Crumb:Believe what you want, lady. But don't believe it here.
Mrs. MacIntyre:You are a poor excuse for a human being!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (#3.3)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Holding Out For A Hero

One of Candy's best

If you're a fan of the late John Candy (as I am) you will most likely love this movie. Candy stars as Harry Crumb, a bumbling detective who comes from a line of great detectives. In his investigations, he uses a great many disguises (much like Chevy Chase in "Fletch"). Crumb is totally clueless, and Candy really takes a funny script and makes it even more funny. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, and neither should the viewer. I give this a 9 out of 10 because it kept me laughing the whole way through.