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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

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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