Best Defense

Best Defense

Unfortunately, they're both on our side.

R 1984 · 94 min · ★ 4.3 · Comedy, War

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

Directed by Willard Huyck · Written by Gloria Katz

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