Armed and Dangerous

1986 film by Mark L. Lester
Movie film Q687804
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Armed and Dangerous

Summary

Armed and Dangerous is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Armed and Dangerous's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Armed and Dangerous was directed by Mark L. Lester[4].
  • Harold Ramis wrote the screenplay for Armed and Dangerous[5].
  • Armed and Dangerous's genre is heist film[6].
  • Armed and Dangerous's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Armed and Dangerous's genre is buddy cop film[8].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was John Candy[9].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Eugene Levy[10].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Robert Loggia[11].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Kenneth McMillan[12].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Meg Ryan[13].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Brion James[14].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Bruce Kirby[15].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was David Hess[16].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Don Stroud[17].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Q783369[18].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Jonathan Banks[19].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Larry Hankin[20].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Steve Railsback[21].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Tommy Lister Jr.[22].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Tony Burton[23].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Glenn Withrow[24].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Nicholas Worth[25].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Larry "Flash" Jenkins[26].
  • A cast member of Armed and Dangerous was Savely Kramarov[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Brian Grazer[28] and James Keach[29]. Armed and Dangerous was directed by Mark L. Lester[4]. Harold Ramis wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include John Candy[9], Eugene Levy[10], Robert Loggia[11], Kenneth McMillan[12], Meg Ryan[13], and Brion James[14].

Publication

Publication dates include October 9, 1986[30] and January 1, 1986[31]. The original language of Armed and Dangerous was English[32]. Genres include heist film[6], comedy film[7], and buddy cop film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 3.1/10[34], 17/100[35], and 9%[36].

Why It Matters

Armed and Dangerous ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1986-10-09T00:00:00Z, +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Harold Ramis
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+86'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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