The Defective Detective
1984, French. Directed by Michel 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Michel GérardDirector
- Jerry LewisJerry Logan
- Michel BlancLaurent Martin
- Charlotte de TurckheimMarie-Christine Martin
- Michel PeyrelonFranz
- Gérard HéroldJean-Benoît
- Laura BettiCarlotta Batticelli
- Philippe CastelliBrigadier
- Mylène DemongeotWoman on the bench
- Bernard CharlanDuty officer
- Jacques LegrasOrchestra conductor
- Max MontavonStage manager of the opera
- Pierre OlafNaked German inspector
Details
- Released
- 11 January 1984
- Original title
- Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur !
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Michel Gérard
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The Defective Detective runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Defective Detective isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 January 1984. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Defective Detective?
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Who directed The Defective Detective?
The Defective Detective (1984) was directed by Michel Gérard and stars Jerry Lewis, Michel Blanc, Charlotte de Turckheim.