![]() ![]() The movie’s final joke is Harry getting a call to solve a murder that took place in a gay bar and emerging from his office in drag. Then he must infiltrate an apartment building, so he shows up as a caricatured Indian repairman. When Harry goes to investigate the spa, he dresses up like a Hungarian hairdresser. ![]() The worst part is the disguises, which are mostly just embarrassingly offensive. The slapstick is one-note and can be summed up as “fat man fall down, laugh.” There’s nothing inventive or ingenious about these sight gags, save once when Harry gets his necktie caught in a paper shredder and even then it’s only worth a small laugh because the director doesn’t do anything with it. The last one is sometimes able to elicit chuckles, but the first two drag this movie down. The comedy consists of three elements: slapstick, disguises, and a dumb detective. It cribs so much from these pictures and reveals the lack of quality writing by not doing anything funny when ripping off such entertaining films. ![]() Who’s Harry Crumb? owes almost everything to films like The Naked Gun, Pink Panther, and Fletch. Here we have a movie that is desperate to mimic so many other successful pictures of its time. That would come a few months later in Uncle Buck, but that’s for my next review. The film became a showcase for him alone, and it was not the best effort. This was Candy’s first solo affair after some successful co-lead performances in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and The Great Outdoors. Harry teams with Jennifer’s teenage sister Nikki (Shawnee Smith) in a series of escapades that eventually leading to him accidentally solving the case. Harry immediately suspects Jennifer’s stepmother, Helen (Annie Potts), and pursues that lead oblivious to the real people behind the abduction. Fashion model Jennifer Downing was abducted from a spa, and the kidnappers are asking her wealthy father for millions in ransom. The Crumb & Crumb detective agency’s president Eliot Dreisen (Jeffrey Jones), wants Harry to work on a kidnapping case. Harry has been relegated to working in Tulsa, taking photos of philandering spouses when the home office in Los Angeles calls him in. Harry Crumb (John Candy) is the latest in a line of master sleuths however, he doesn’t quite have the intelligence of his predecessors. This was a movie intended to create a new comedy franchise but did so poorly with audiences and critics that it’s become another forgettable 1980s comedic footnote. The result is something that, in moments, plays to his strengths but so often falls flat and is ultimately a waste of talent and resources. Who’s Harry Crumb? seems like it is that sort of film, existing to give John Candy a chance to play more characters and play a confident idiot. Written by Robert Conte & Peter Martin WortmannĬertain films are made to challenge the audience’s expectations of an actor or allow them to stretch their acting chops in a new direction. Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping." 'Who's Harry Crumb?' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, and Apple iTunes. Released February 3rd, 1989, 'Who's Harry Crumb?' stars John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a user score of 57 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 236 experienced users. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Who's Harry Crumb?' right now, here are some finer points about the TriStar Pictures, Frostbacks, NBC Productions, Arnon Milchan Productions crime flick. ![]() We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Who's Harry Crumb?' on each platform when they are available. Need to watch ' Who's Harry Crumb?' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Paul Flaherty-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off. ![]()
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