Just You and Me, Kid (1979)

Director:

Leonard Stern

Writers:

Oliver Hailey (screenplay) and
Leonard Stern (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 July 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The story of two juvenile delinquents.

Plot:

George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.

Plot Keywords:

Runaway | Vaudevillian | Drug Dealer | Nude Girl | Reality

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

George Burns	...	Bill
Brooke Shields	...	Kate
Burl Ives	...	Max
Ray Bolger	...	Tom
Lorraine Gary	...	Shirl
Christopher Knight	...	Roy
Carl Ballantine	...	Reinhoff the Remarkable
Keye Luke	...	Doctor Device
Robert Doran	...	Box Boy
William Russ	...	Demesta
John Schuck	...	Stan
Leon Ames	...	Manduke the Magnificent
Andrea Howard	...	Sue
Nicolas Coster	...	Harris
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Levin Bailey	...	Student
Peter Brandon	...	Woodrow
Julie Cobb	...	Dr. Nancy Faulkner
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Edna
Patrick Cronin	...	Doctor
Ben Frank	...	First Policeman
Tom Leopold	...	Policeman (as Thomas Leopold)
Robert Phalen	...	Foster Father
Roger Price	...	Mailman
Arthur Rosenberg	...	Pharmacist
Kate Stern	...	Student

Directed by
Leonard Stern

Writing credits
Oliver Hailey		(screenplay) and
Leonard Stern		(screenplay)
Tom Lazarus		(story)

Produced by
Irving Fein	....	producer
Jerome M. Zeitman	....	producer

Original Music by
Jack Elliott

Cinematography by
David M. Walsh		(director of photography) (as David Walsh)

Film Editing by
John W. Holmes

Production Design by
Ron Hobbs

Art Direction by
Sig Tingloff		(as Sig Tinglof)

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Makeup Department
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist
Bob Westmoreland	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Claude Binyon Jr.	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisa Hallas-Gottlieb	....	second assistant director (as Lisa Hallas)
Pat Kehoe	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Nikita Knatz	....	production illustrator
Jack M. Marino	....	property master

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald F. Johnson	....	sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Sam F. Shaw	....	sound effects (as Sam Shaw)
Christopher Coleman	....	sound restoration engineer (uncredited)
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Robert Fernandez	....	re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Curt Schulkey	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Louie Elias	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Edesa	....	camera operator (as Bobby Edesa)
Jack Harris	....	still photographer
Norman Harris	....	gaffer (as Norm Harris)
Ron Kenyon	....	best boy
Richard Moran	....	key grip (as Dick Moran)
Roger Shearman	....	additional photographer (as Roger Sherman Jr.)
Don Stott	....	gaffer
Joe Valdez	....	second assistant camera
John Walker	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Toni Howard	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne Laune	....	costumer: women
Eric Seelig	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Tim McAvoy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
George Doering	....	musician
Jack Elliott	....	conductor
Erma E. Levin	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John Marendi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Barbara Amato	....	script supervisor
Jack Langdon	....	assistant dialogue coach
Margaret Mitchell	....	location auditor
Arthur Wilde	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Lynn Stalmaster & Associates  casting (as Lynn Stalmaster and Associates)
• MGM Title Department  titles (as MGM Title)
• Panavision  Panaflex camera and lenses by (as Panavision®)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Like his character Bill, George Burns is also an ex-vaudevillian who performed with his wife (Gracie Allen) who is now deceased.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In the scene where Bill first goes to visit the Max to tell him about Kate, you can see the boom mic come into the shot for a few seconds

Quotes:

Doctor Device:[after hiding Kate on the ceiling with a levitation trick] Now, we'll let you down, if you promise never to tell how we do this.
Kate:OK. But, how do you do it?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)

Soundtrack:

Katie

Just not funny or touching

"Just You and Me, Kid" was never issued on VHS or (as of this date) DVD despite starring Brooke Shields and George Burns. Watching the movie, it's pretty clear why no one at Columbia Pictures thinks this movie has a potential audience. The main reason for this movie's failure is its sorry script. Although it aims to be a warm-hearted comedy, it succeeds at neither of those things. It's hard to get involved with Shields' character, who is written to be not very likable, and made worse by Shields' inadequate performance, which generates zero chemistry with Burns despite his valiant effort. There are no laughs to be found, partially due to the fact that the movie for a great deal of time tries to be serious, but also due that the few attempts at humor are lame and without energy. The rest of the movie is also directed in a lacklustre fashion; as other user comments here have noted, apart from some fleeting nudity and some mild language the movie feels like it was made for television. To sum up, this movie was a waste of time for its stars as well as its audience.