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Dudley Moore et Eddie Murphy font partie du casting de cette aventure à la pointe de la technologie qui fait reculer la guerre moderne de plusieurs centaines d'années.Dudley Moore et Eddie Murphy font partie du casting de cette aventure à la pointe de la technologie qui fait reculer la guerre moderne de plusieurs centaines d'années.Dudley Moore et Eddie Murphy font partie du casting de cette aventure à la pointe de la technologie qui fait reculer la guerre moderne de plusieurs centaines d'années.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total
Charles David Richards
- Mugger
- (as Stoney Richards)
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I actually had a bit part in this film. It was filmed in Israel around 1985 in the desert and I got to work with Eddie Murphy. In one scene I appear (for about 10 seconds)standing in a jeep behind Eddie Murphy's jeep. I only mention this because I told my parents to see the film in the theater. My biggest regret is that they had to pay FULL PRICE to sit through an awful experience. I would not recommend this film to anyone.
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Brilliant? Um, no. Does the ending more or less blow? Sure. But does it have its moments and does it have a serious pair of balls on it? Yep.
Best Defense deserves a (moderately) better reputation than it's been left with. For starters, even though he seems embarrassed to even be IN the movie most of the time, Dudley Moore IS funny in here and has his funny scenes (I miss him). Eddie Murphy (even though his scenes are obviously pasted in) is the 1984 Eddie Murphy that we used to love so much (you can keep the 'Disney' Eddie Murphy of late, thank you) and is worth a few good laughs, and David Rasche (yes... SLEDGE HAMMER!) is a stitch as Jeff (the KGB agent). The scene where David is throwing Dudley all around the bar is worth the price of admission alone (assuming that's a small rental fee for the VHS tape, that is).
It's worth a look, if only because it makes moves that few movies (if any) these days have the guts to make - give it a chance - see it drunk if you have to. :)
Best Defense deserves a (moderately) better reputation than it's been left with. For starters, even though he seems embarrassed to even be IN the movie most of the time, Dudley Moore IS funny in here and has his funny scenes (I miss him). Eddie Murphy (even though his scenes are obviously pasted in) is the 1984 Eddie Murphy that we used to love so much (you can keep the 'Disney' Eddie Murphy of late, thank you) and is worth a few good laughs, and David Rasche (yes... SLEDGE HAMMER!) is a stitch as Jeff (the KGB agent). The scene where David is throwing Dudley all around the bar is worth the price of admission alone (assuming that's a small rental fee for the VHS tape, that is).
It's worth a look, if only because it makes moves that few movies (if any) these days have the guts to make - give it a chance - see it drunk if you have to. :)
No amount of alcohol can render this film bearable. I saw Eddie Murphy on Letterman a few years after this dog was released, talking about why he has to be careful with which scripts he accepts. He said, "A few years back I made a film called Best Defense. And it was bad. [looks into camera] REAL bad!"
An ironic aspect of this otherwise indigestible flop is that the final concept, although created as a desperate, expos facto attempt to inject life into the film, might have actually worked, had it been in the plan from the beginning.
Although the future plot line (or present, according to how you wish to perceive it) involving Murphy was filmed later, the concept of one plot line's actions having a direct result on another in the future could have been interesting. All it needed was a script, production values, creative foresight and inspired performances by the actors. This film, unfortunately, had none of the above.
Moore is convinced that a device slated to be installed on a tank is defective in its design, and must try to fix it before it's built and put into use. Two years in the future, sure enough, Murphy is driving a tank which uses this very device. Will Moore improve the design in time to save Murphy's life? Well, it's little confusing to flash back and forth between these plot lines, but they do manage to culminate into a semi-climactic moment, but much too late to save the viewer from mindless boredom.
Although the future plot line (or present, according to how you wish to perceive it) involving Murphy was filmed later, the concept of one plot line's actions having a direct result on another in the future could have been interesting. All it needed was a script, production values, creative foresight and inspired performances by the actors. This film, unfortunately, had none of the above.
Moore is convinced that a device slated to be installed on a tank is defective in its design, and must try to fix it before it's built and put into use. Two years in the future, sure enough, Murphy is driving a tank which uses this very device. Will Moore improve the design in time to save Murphy's life? Well, it's little confusing to flash back and forth between these plot lines, but they do manage to culminate into a semi-climactic moment, but much too late to save the viewer from mindless boredom.
This is no masterpiece, but it's pretty good and offers lots of laughs and excitement. The ending is especially satisfying.
Dudley Moore does a pretty good job. I'm aware he has received acclaim for some of his roles. This isn't one of them.
I know David Rasche best as a reckless cop supposedly based on Dirty Harry. He's nearly as talented here.
Eddie Murphy dies what he does best: laugh and cry. However, I've seen better from him.
Don't expect too much, and I don't believe this film will disappoint.
Dudley Moore does a pretty good job. I'm aware he has received acclaim for some of his roles. This isn't one of them.
I know David Rasche best as a reckless cop supposedly based on Dirty Harry. He's nearly as talented here.
Eddie Murphy dies what he does best: laugh and cry. However, I've seen better from him.
Don't expect too much, and I don't believe this film will disappoint.
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- AnecdotesThough Eddie Murphy is listed as Strategic Guest Star, he claimed in an interview with David Letterman that he was paid more for his work in this film than for 48 Heures (1982) and Un fauteuil pour deux (1983) combined.
- Citations
Chief Padilla, Guatemala: Boom. Dead. Communista.
- Versions alternativesABC edited just 35 seconds from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
- ConnexionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Stinkers of 1984 (1985)
- Bandes originalesOn the Road Again
Written by Willie Nelson
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 18 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 19 265 302 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 7 872 297 $US
- 22 juil. 1984
- Montant brut mondial
- 19 265 302 $US
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