Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous (1986)

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

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.

Date of release
1986-08-15
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (224)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Director
Mark L. Lester

Casting

Interesting facts

Armed and Dangerous is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia and Meg Ryan. The plot revolves around two security guards who uncover a criminal conspiracy at the warehouse they are assigned to protect. It was filmed on location in and around Los Angeles, California. Released on August 15, 1986, the film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $15 million against its $12.5 million budget.

Production

The project was initially developed by Harold Ramis as a vehicle for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. According to John Candy, John Carpenter was initially attached to direct. Carpenter stated that he dropped out of the project after Aykroyd stipulated that he would not star in the film unless the script was changed to culminate with a car chase.

Ramis said the film "had died a quiet death, and then was resurrected by Brian Grazer, the producer. And Brian said, 'If I can find a director, can I make the movie?' And I said okay." Candy and Tom Hanks were cast, but Hanks dropped out, and Candy recommended Eugene Levy, his costar in Second City Television and Going Berserk (1983), to replace Hanks.

Ramis said the film "was not good. I tried to take my name off it. I took my name off in one place", referring to his executive producer credit, which was removed prior to release. Ramis is still credited as a screenwriter, despite his objections.

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