Underplayed Gems

Detective School Dropouts (1986)

Detective School Dropouts poster
Directed by
Filippo Ottoni
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man who loves detective novels signs up for private eye training. His instructor uses him to get involved in a feud between three cheese-making families. They chase a family member to Italy with stolen passports and end up as suspects when he is poisoned.

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What happens

Detective School Dropouts is a 1986 action comedy film co-starring and written by David Landsberg and Lorin Dreyfuss for The Cannon Group, Inc.. In the film, a fan of detective novels applies for training as a private detective. His trainer takes advantage of him, and involves him in a conflict between three cheese-making families. The duo follow one of the family members to Italy, using stolen passports. When the man is poisoned, they become murder suspects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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