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Writers:
Melissa Mathison (writer)
David Wagoner (book)
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Release Date:
28 May 1982 (USA) more
Plot:
The young and self-confident Danny blufs at the local police-station that he will escape out of prison within one hour... more | add synopsis
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Brilliant but confusing. more (12 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Raul Julia | ... | Stu Quiñones | |
| Griffin O'Neal | ... | Danny Masters | |
| Desi Arnaz | ... | Mayor Leon Quiñones (as Desiderio Arnaz) | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Arlene | |
| Joan Hackett | ... | Aunt Sibyl | |
| Gabriel Dell | ... | Uncle Burke | |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Vernon | |
| Elizabeth Daily | ... | Sandra | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Fritz | |
| Jackie Coogan | ... | Magic Shop Owner | |
| Hal Williams | ... | Cop at Mayor's Office | |
| Helen Page Camp | ... | Neighbor | |
| David Clennon | ... | Newspaper Editor | |
| Harry Caesar | ... | Sax Player | |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Turnkey |
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94 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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American Zoetrope Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Shot in 1980, not released until 1982. more
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Referenced in The Dream Studio (2004) (V) more
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This unheralded gem was produced by Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios.
I give it 10 stars for the theme music alone.
There are some very good performances by Griffin O'Neal (his debut) as Danny and Desi Arnez Sr (Lucille Ball's husband) as the crooked Mayor...but the best performances are Raul Julia as Stu, the slightly(!) unhinged son of the Mayor and Joan Hackett as Danny's Aunt Sibyl.
Funny and understated performances by John P Ryan as Stu's sidekick Vernon and Teri Garr as Stu's dotty girlfriend Arlene (pure eye-candy) are also worth mentioning.
There's even a couple of the original 'Dead-End Kids' in the mix, Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell, plus the original Uncle Fester and silent screen kid actor, Jackie Coogan. I've just realised all the names I've mentioned bar O'Neal and Garr are all gone now. Sad.
M.Emmet Walsh throws in a greasy, smirking performance as the Chief Jailer with corruption oozing from every pore. Walsh never disappoints, even in a cameo role.
The ending just about pulls it all together but not quite, though it doesn't disappoint. Once again though...beautiful music
One strange thing, Richard Bradford as Sam the City Treasurer is missing off the credits. It took me two updates to get his name listed on IMDb as uncredited.