

The Defective Detective
DirectorMichel Gérard
“Before they flunked the Police Academy. Before Eddie Murphy heard of Beverly Hills . . . there was the DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE!”
Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.
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Trailer
The Defective Detective (1984) Roadshow Home Video Australia Trailer
Cast

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Logan

Michel Blanc
Laurent Martin

Charlotte de Turckheim
Marie-Christine Martin

Michel Peyrelon
Franz

Gérard Hérold
Jean-Benoît

Laura Betti
Carlotta Batticelli

Philippe Castelli
Brigadier

Mylène Demongeot
Woman on the bench

Bernard Charlan
Duty officer

Jacques Legras
Orchestra conductor

Max Montavon
Stage manager of the opera

Pierre Olaf
Naked German inspector
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