The literal English translation of this French film's ''Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur!'' title is ''Hold me... or I'll make a mess!''.
One of two comedies that actor-comedian Jerry Lewis made in France during the early-mid 1980s around 1984. The films are To Catch a Cop (1984) and Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984). He once said of these two French films: "as long as I have control, you'll never see them in this country [USA]".
Artwork and promotional materials for the movie's Australian home video release referenced the recent pictures Police Academy (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and The King of Comedy (1982) the latter title of which had also starred Jerry Lewis.
One of the movie's English language titles, ''The Defective Detective'', evoked actor Jerry Lewis's earlier movie title of The Disorderly Orderly (1964).
This French film in the English language is known under two titles. They are: ''To Catch a Cop'' and ''The Defective Detective''.
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