The Gumshoe Kid (1990)

He Wanted Action. He Wanted Adventure. He Never Thought It Would Come In This Shape.

Originally bound for Harvard, Jeff joins the family detective business to save his mother and sister from eviction. He learns the ropes quickly when a gangster hires him to find out if his bombshell fiancee is two-timing him. Shadowing her every movement - and eyeing her every curve - Jeff lands in real hot water, not to mention a hot shower, when thugs kidnap her lover and try to get him. Now they're both on the run - from the mob, from the police (who might be working with the mob), and from his mother (who might pose the biggest danger of them all)!

Cast (24)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jay Underwood

Jeff Sherman

Tracy Scoggins

Rita Benson

Vince Edwards

Ben Sherman

Arlene Golonka

Gracie Sherman

Pamela Springsteen

Mona Krause

A

Amy Lynne

Emily Sherman

Xander Berkeley

Monty Griswold

Gino Conforti

Morton Meester

Biff Yeager

Capt. Billings

Miguel Sandoval

Carl Ortega

Tim Haldeman

Kruger

D

David Dunard

Ralph Fitzgerald

Michael Alaimo

Sergio

Don Pugsley

Skaggs

G

Greg Norberg

Findell Look-Alike

T

Tomas Trujillo

Latino

Charles Lucia

Glenn Devlin

S

Steve Whitaker

Tow Truck Driver

L

Leslie Rivers

Saleslady

J

Janet Rotblatt

Clara Mapes

Stephen Young

Cop

J

Jerry Summers

CHP Officer

Doc Duhame

Security Guard

G

Geoff Brewer

3rd Assailant

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