The Gumshoe Kid

Year: 1990

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Joseph Manduke

Comedy

Jeff, a Harvard‑bound student, abandons his plans to help his family’s detective agency when his mother and sister face eviction. A mobster hires him to tail his glamorous fiancée and confirm rumors of infidelity. While shadowing her, Jeff’s probe spirals as thugs abduct her lover, forcing the pair to flee from hitmen, cops and Jeff’s own mother.

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