DETECTIVE SCHOOL DROPOUTS is a good example of bad marketing. This funny film came and went with the speed of lightning but deserved a far better fate than it received. In this crime comedy set primarily in Italy, Landsberg is a klutz who has trouble holding a steady job. As his hobby is
reading detective stories, he thinks he might have a career in that field, so he gets in touch with Dreyfuss (brother of Richard), a bust-out detective who is in danger of being evicted for nonpayment of his rent. Dreyfuss signs Landsberg on as a "student" with the idea of milking him of all his
money. In the twinkling of a private eye, the duo is in the midst of a battle between a...
Released:
1986
Rated:
PG
Length:
90 mins