Main Cast: John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson, Barry Corbin
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
John Candy's popularity from his appearances on the Canadian television series Second City TV did not translate into film success until he made the John Hughes comedy Uncle Buck. Who's Harry Crumb? was released just before the more well-known film, and some SCTV regulars make cameo appearances. In this farcical comedy, Candy plays bumbling Harry Crumb, scion of a family of great detectives, who works as a trainee in the agency his legendary grandparents founded. His slimey boss Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones) assigns the inept young detective to find the kidnapped daughter of a multi-millionaire. The plot twist is that Draisen doesn't want the kidnappers found, for reasons of his own. While Crumb blithely bumbles along through various mishaps, Draisen tries to put the moves on the millionaire's wife (Annie Potts). Fans of Candy will probably enjoy this film, which he dominates with his comedic talents and (literally) large presence. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Shawnee Smith - Nikki Downing; Valri Bromfield - Detective Casey; Doug Steckler - Dwayne; Renee Coleman - Jennifer Downing; Wesley Mann - Tim, the Butler; Fiona Roeske - Crumb Receptionist; Lyle Alzado - Man in Apartment; Stephen Young - Interior Decorator; Brenda Crichlow - Suki's Salon Receptionist; Beverley Elliott - Joanne; Leslie Ewen - Airport X-Ray Guard; Joe Flaherty - Doorman; Michelle Goodger - Mrs. MacIntyre; Gary Hetherington - Lover; Karen Leigh Hopkins - Office Worker; P. Lynn Johnson - Kelly; Tamsin Kelsey - Marie; Manny Perry - Cop in Car; Garwin Sanford - Dennis Kimball; Eve Smith - Elderly Woman; Peter Yunker - Jeffrey Brandt; James Belushi; Tino Insana - Smokey; Ira Miller - Accountant; Deanna Oliver - Woman in Apartment; Daliah Bache - TV Woman; Frank Casado - Salesman; Tony Dakota - Freddy; Frank T. Hernandez - Salesman; Marcel Maillard - Chauffeur; Patrick McKenna - TV Man; Lori O'Byrne - Karen; Cyndi Lee Rice - Stewardess; Rob Morton - Airport Cop
Credit
Stephen Geaghan - Art Director, Les Kimber - Associate Producer, Arnon Milchan - Co-producer, George W. Perkins - Co-producer, Jerry R. Allen - Costume Designer, Marit Allen - Costume Designer, Paul Flaherty - Director, Danford B. Greene - Editor, John Candy - Executive Producer, Michel Colombier - Composer (Music Score), Jan Newman - Makeup, Ben Nye, Jr. - Makeup, Trevor Williams - Production Designer, Stephen M. Katz - Cinematographer, Elizabeth Wilcox - Set Designer, Dewey Gene Grigg - Special Effects, Bill Ferguson - Stunts, Peter Martin Wortmann - Screenwriter, Robert Conte - Screenwriter
