Detective School Dropouts (1985)

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Neither the idiotic title Detective School Dropouts nor the film's alternate cognomen Dumb Dicks are worthy of this easy-to-take crime comedy. David Landsberg stars as a likeable schlemiel who is addicted to detective stories. He links up with down-and-out gumshoe Lorin Dreyfuss (brother of Richard--and also, with David Landsberg, the co-writer of this film), hoping that some of Dreyfuss' so-called expertise will rub off on him. This far-from-dynamic duo soon find themselves embroiled in an Italian family feud, a kidnapping, and a murder charge. One of the few Golan/Globus films to lose money, Detective School Dropouts has happily found an enthusiastic audience thanks to multiple cable-TV showings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Filippo Ottoni

Writer(s):

Lorin Dreyfuss, David Landsberg

Producer(s):

Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, John Thompson

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)

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