Best Defense (1984)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Wylie cooper

      Dudley Moore

    • Lieutenant Landry

      Eddie Murphy

    • Laura

      Kate Capshaw

    • Loparino

      George Dzundza

    • Claire

      Helen Shaver

    • Brank

      Mark Arnott

    • Joyner

      Peter Michael Goetz

    • Holtzman

      Tom Noonan

    • Jeff

      David Rasche

    • Chief Agent

      Paul Comi

    • Colonel Zayas

      Darryl Henriques

    • 1st Agent

      Joel Polis

    • Colonel McGuinn

      John A. Zee

    • Ali

      Matthew Laurance

    • Sayyid

      Christopher Mahar

    • Rupp

      Lorry Goldman

    • Mugger

      Stoney Richards

    • American Captain

      Tyler Tyhurst

    • Garcia Vega

      Eduardo Ricard

    • Padilla

      William Marquez

    • Toni

      Deborah Fallender

    • Sonny

      Raye Birk

    • Sonya

      Ellen Crawford

    • Gil

      Gene Dynarski

    • Quirk

      John Hostetter

    • Kurly

      David Paymer

    • Specs

      Dennis Redfield

    • Colonel Kleinman

      Jerry Hyman

    • Blevin

      Hugo L. Stanger

    • Arab Girl

      Tracey Ross

    • Morgan

      Michael Scalera

    • Lieutenant Chapin

      Rob Winninger

    • Lubell

      Gary Bayer

    • Transportation Captain

      Ronald Salley

    • Tourist

      Paul Eiding

    • Deputy Director

      Stephen Bradley

    • 2nd Engineer

      Sanford Jensen

    • 3rd Engineer

      Gerald Jann

    • 1st Waitress

      Jennifer Wallace

    • Coffee Machine Mover

      Renny Temple

    • Ancient Kuwaiti Woman

      Ziporah Tzabari

    • Old Villager

      Gabi Amrani

    • Seamstress

      Rozsika Halmos

    • Technician

      Diane Carter

    • Doorman

      Jake Dengel

    • Radio Man

      Billy Ray Sharkey

    • Cameraman

      Burton Collins

    • Walkie-talkie Agent

      Bill Geisslinger

    • Refugee Man

      Ne'eman, Issac "Babi"

    • Lieutenant

      Jim Jansen

    • Freddie Gomez

      Javier Grajeda

    • Female Newscaster

      Patricia Pivaar

    • 2nd Waitress

      Julie Ellis

    • French Singer

      Yuliis Ruval

    • Singer

      Pamela Stonebrook

    • Japanese Singer

      Elizabeth Kubota

    • Himself

      Rick Dees

    • Himself

      Chuck Street

• Credits

  • Unknown:

    • Director

      Willard Huyck

    • Production Company

      Paramount Pictures Corporation

    • Producer

      Gloria Katz

    • Unit Production Manager

      Austen Jewell

    • Unit Production Manager

      Robert Latham Brown

    • Unit production manager (Israel)

      Haim Sharir

    • Production supervisor (Israel)

      Zvi Spielmann

    • Production supervisor (Israel)

      Shlomo Mograbi

    • Location Manager

      Brian Brosnan

    • Location manager (Israel)

      Zvi Chen

    • Assistant Director

      Jerry Grandey

    • Assistant Director

      Jerry Sobul

    • Assistant Director

      Catherine Wanek

    • Assistant director (Israel)

      Nissim Levy

    • Assistant director (Israel)

      Hadas Ziv

    • Assistant director (Israel)

      Isidor Musalem

    • Screenplay

      Gloria Katz

    • Screenplay

      Willard Huyck

    • Original novel

      Robert Grossbach

    • Director of Photography

      Don Peterman

    • Camera Operator

      Keith Peterman

    • Camera operator (Israel)

      Ilan Rosenberg

    • Aerial cameraman

      Peter Allwork

    • Special Effects

      Johnson, Richard E.

    • Special Effects

      John R. Elliott

    • Miniature photography

      Dream Quest Images

    • Editor

      Sidney Wolinsky

    • Editor

      Michael A. Stevenson

    • Additional editor

      William Weber

    • Production Designer

      Peter Jamison

    • Art Director

      Robert W. Welch Iii

    • Art director (Israel)

      Ariel Roshko

    • Set Designer

      Don Woodruff

    • Set Designer

      John Warnke

    • Set Designer

      Joseph C. Nemec III

    • Set Decorator

      R. Chris Westlund

    • Set director (Israel)

      Giora Porter

    • Production Illustrator

      John C. Johnson Jr

    • Costume supervisor (Israel)

      Rochelle Zaltzman

    • Costume designer

      Kristi Zea

    • Men's costumer

      Gordon Brockway

    • Women's costumer

      Jennifer L. Parsons

    • Make-up artist

      Gary Liddiard

    • Make-up artist

      Thomas Hoerber

    • Make-up artist (Israel)

      Charles Biedermann

    • Title Design

      Dan Curry

    • Titles and opticals

      Modern Film Effects

    • Music

      Patrick Williams

    • Supervising music editor

      Richard Stone

    • Music editing

      Segue Music

    • Sound Recording

      Jerry Jost

    • Sound recording (Israel)

      Robin Gregory

    • Sound Re-recording

      Don Mitchell

    • Sound Re-recording

      Rick Kline

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gregg Landaker

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Frank Warner

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Gary S. Gerlich

    • Sound Effects Editor

      William J. Wylie

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Victoria Martin

    • ADR Editor

      J. Paul Huntsman

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Everett Creach

    • Military adviser (Israel)

      Jaci Eshel