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Going Undercover (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- James Kenelm Clarke
- Starring
- Jean Simmons, Lea Thompson, Adam West, Nancy Cartwright, Jewel Shepard, Viveca Lindfors
Though he prides himself on never leaving a clue unexplored, the bumbling private investigator Henry Brilliant is hired by Maxine de la Hunt to safeguard her step‑daughter Marigold on a trip to Denmark. His clumsy methods suggest Maxine might have needed a team of investigators rather than relying on Brilliant alone.
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