Armed and Dangerous
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57% Critic Match

Armed and Dangerous

Undercover. Overdressed. And keeping you safe from the scum of the earth.

5.7 / 10 1986 1h 28mPG-13 English
ActionComedyCrime

Storyline

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.

Cast & Crew

John Candy

John Candy

Frank Dooley

Lead
Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Norman Kane

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Michael Carlino

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Captain Clarence O'Connell

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Maggie Cavanaugh

Brion James

Brion James

Anthony Lazarus

Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Clyde Klepper

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Sergeant Rizzo

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark L. Lester's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Armed and Dangerous is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker