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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
92min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/08/1986
Distributor(s):
Cannon Group
Director(s):
Filippo Ottoni
Starring:
David Landsberg , Lorin Dreyfuss , Christian de Sica , Valeria Golino , Rik Battaglia
Themes:
Amateur Sleuths
Keywords:
bumbler,deduction [reasoning],detective,gangster,investigation,investigator,kidnapping,on-the-run,partner,private-detective
Country of Origin:
USA (08-08-1986)
Language:
English