Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia and Meg Ryan. It was filmed on location in and around Los Angeles, California.
Plot
Los Angeles police officer Frank Dooley is framed for stealing a television set by corrupt detectives Rizzo and Nedler and dismissed from the force. Meanwhile, hapless defense attorney Norman Kane is threatened with death by his latest client should he fail to keep him out of prison. Kane reveals his ineptitude and the death threat to the judge, who agrees to render a long sentence if Kane resigns as a lawyer.
More details
| author | Harold Ramis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Mark L. Lester |
| editor | Daniel P. Hanley Gregory Prange Mike Hill |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | armed robbery armored car robbery arrest capture car robbery death threat defense attorney drive drug cartel eavesdrop force frame guard dog hear insurance company lapd los angeles police officer lunch break meet police force police officer security guard sixth street viaduct steal television set toxic waste track down traffic jam train weave |
| musicBy | Bill Meyers |
| producer | Brian Grazer James Keach |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy crime comedy security and surveillance |