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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 03/07/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 25 Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Comedy Thriller, Detective Film

John Candy's popularity from his appearances on the Canadian television series Second City TV did not translate into film success until he made the John Hughes comedy Uncle Buck. Who's Harry Crumb? was released just before the more well-known film, and some SCTV regulars make cameo appearances. In this farcical comedy, Candy plays bumbling Harry Crumb, scion of a family of great detectives, who works as a trainee in the agency his legendary grandparents founded. His slimey boss Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones) assigns the inept young detective to find the kidnapped daughter of a multi-millionaire. The plot twist is that Draisen doesn't want the kidnappers found, for reasons of his own. While Crumb blithely bumbles along through various mishaps, Draisen tries to put the moves on the millionaire's wife (Annie Potts). Fans of Candy will probably enjoy this film, which he dominates with his comedic talents and (literally) large presence. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

John Candy - Harry Crumb
Jeffrey Jones - Eliot Draisen
Annie Potts - Helen Downing
Tim Thomerson - Vince Barnes
Barry Corbin - P.J. Downing

Paul Flaherty's Who's Harry Crumb? comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and talent files. John Candy's fans will most certainly want to give this disc a look, while genre enthusiasts may also want to give the DVD a chance. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide