A simple plot involving an inept private eye trying to uncover a kidnapping and inadvertently succeeding through his own blundering, a slight copy of 'The Pink Panther' methinks but its a fun little farce giving Candy the oppertunity to try many character disguises.think 'Fletch'. Dennis Publishing.The ever lovable John Candy manages to make you smile throughout this film despite it being somewhat childish with some pretty lame predictable visual gags. ^ Lambie, Ryan Brew, Simon (23 March 2018).^ "UK Weekend Box Office 7th July 1989 - 8th July 1989".^ "Who's Harry Crumb? - Box Office Mojo".To obtain this category cuts of 0m 1s were required. In March 2018, Den of Geek included the film as one of "The Underrated Movies of 1989", commenting "In truth, Who's Harry Crumb? isn't necessarily vintage Candy either, but it's still a lot of fun, and gives him a title role that he clearly enjoyed." References The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 27%, with an average rating of 4.03/10, based on eleven reviews.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on July 6, 1989, and failed to reach the Top 15. Who's Harry Crumb? grossed $10,982,364 in North America. In the end, Harry takes over as the new president of his family's business, and promptly accepts a new assignment to investigate another case, this time a murder committed in a gay bar. Casey applauds Harry for solving the case. Harry is thanked for his heroism in the case and even Det. Jennifer is freed and Eliot is found.įalsely believing Harry has deduced his part in the kidnapping and exasperated with Harry's dumb luck, Eliot confesses and is taken into police custody. Harry arrives to confront Helen and Barnes just as their plane prepares to take off. He makes the mistake of informing Helen of his plans she and Barnes take the money and leave him bound and gagged. She tries to get rid of her husband on several occasions and does her best – along with Barnes – to get the ransom for herself.Īlso assigned to the case is Police Detective Casey, who (unlike Harry) is competent and experienced in kidnapping cases and has a strongly negative opinion of private eyes.Įliot escapes to the airport, bound for Buenos Aires.
Helen is desired by Eliot, but all she is interested in is money. Harry deduces that Nikki's stepmother, Helen Downing, is having an affair with tennis coach Vince Barnes, and concludes she is behind the kidnapping. He is assisted in his investigation by P.J.'s younger daughter, Nikki, who is considerably smarter than he is. Harry returns to Los Angeles (by bus) from an assignment in the firm's Tulsa, Oklahoma branch office (which he messed up, as usual). Eliot knows that Harry is incompetent and counts on this fact to get away with the crime. the services of Harry Crumb, the last descendant of the agency's founders. To give the appearance of taking the investigation seriously, Eliot offers P.J. with one of his capable detectives because, as it turns out, Eliot himself is the organizer of the kidnapping. Her father turns to a family friend, Eliot Draisen, who is president of the detective agency Crumb & Crumb, to investigate the case.Įliot is reluctant to supply P.J. While visiting a health studio in Beverly Hills, fashion model Jennifer Downing, the daughter of millionaire P.J. The story concerns the often incompetent, sometimes brilliant, private investigator Harry Crumb, who searches for a kidnapping victim. An uncredited cameo appearance is made by Jim Belushi. Paul Flaherty directed the film, which co-stars Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones and Shawnee Smith. Who's Harry Crumb? is a 1989 American comedy- mystery film featuring John Candy as the title character.
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