FILMDSDetective School Dropouts1986

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How Long Is “Detective School Dropouts”?

Name: Detective School Dropouts
Genre: Crime, Mystery, comedy
Released: 1986-08-08
Duration: 90 min
Cast: David Landsberg, Lorin Dreyfuss, Christian De Sica, Valeria Golino, Rik Battaglia

1h 30m runtime

19861h 30mCrime • Mystery • comedy

Crime film with a runtime of 90 minutes, released in 1986. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 30m

Minutes90

One SittingYes

With Break1h 42m

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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.

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Runtime1h 30m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 42m

Movie Facts

Release DateAugust 8, 1986

Runtime1h 30m

LanguageEnglish

GenresCrime, Mystery, comedy

DirectorFilippo Ottoni

ProducerYoram Globus, Menahem Golan

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