Comedy · France · 1984 · 1h 26m

The Defective Detective

Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur !

Director

Cast

Jerry Lewis as Jerry Logan Michel Blanc as Laurent Martin Charlotte de Turckheim as Marie-Christine Martin Michel Peyrelon as Franz Gérard Hérold as Jean-Benoît Laura Betti as Carlotta Batticelli

Crew

Jean Monsigny — Director of Photography Vladimir Cosma — Original Music Composer Michel Gérard — Screenplay Sylvie Gluck — Costume Design

Tagline

Before they flunked the Police Academy. Before Eddie Murphy heard of Beverly Hills . . . there was the DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE!

Synopsis

Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Michel Gérard Director Jean Monsigny Director of Photography Vladimir Cosma Original Music Composer Michel Gérard Screenplay Sylvie Gluck Costume Design

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