Cloak & Dagger (1984)

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Tom Holland (screen story)
Tom Holland (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

10 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Family | Adventure | Crime | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

Davey's hero was imaginary . . . but the enemy agents were real!

Plot:

11-year-old Davey, whose mother is dead and whose father doesn't spend nearly enough time with him....

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Video Game | Espionage | Boy | Hero

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Henry Thomas	...	Davey Osborne
Dabney Coleman	...	Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Michael Murphy	...	Rice
Christina Nigra	...	Kim Gardener
John McIntire	...	George MacCready
Jeanette Nolan	...	Eunice MacCready
Eloy Casados	...	Alvarez
Tim Rossovich	...	Haverman
William Forsythe	...	Morris (as Bill Forsythe)
Robert DoQui	...	Lt. Fleming
Shelby Leverington	...	Marilyn Gardener
Linden Chiles	...	Airport Security Chief
Robert Curtin	...	Murdoch
William Marquez	...	Airport Security Guard #1
Wendell Wright	...	Airport Security Guard #2
Doris Hargrave	...	Woman in Cafe
Gary Moody	...	Man in Cafe
Eleese Lester	...	Woman on Boat
John Edson	...	1st Man on Boat (as John P. Edson Jr.)
Charles Beall	...	Alamo Guard
Norman Bennett	...	Texan
Corey Rand	...	Building Security Guard
Nicholas Guest	...	Taxi Driver
Karen Leigh Hopkins	...	Receptionist
Tammy Hyler	...	Check-in Clerk
Stuart MacGregor	...	Alamo Guard #2
Alvaro Rojas Jr.	...	Boat Captain
Robert Traynor	...	Ticket Agent
Steve Fromholtz	...	2nd Man on Boat
Berkley Garrett	...	Bus Driver
Gene Ross	...	Bus Driver #2
Louie Anderson	...	Taxi Driver #2
Earl Houston Bullock	...	Navigator
Al Gomez	...	Ground Crewman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aubrey Woods	...	F.B.I. Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Franklin

Writing credits
Tom Holland		(screen story)
Tom Holland		(screenplay)
Cornell Woolrich		(story)
Nancy Dowd		uncredited

Produced by
Allan Carr	....	producer
C.O. Erickson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brian May

Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew London

Casting by
Jackie Burch

Production Design by
William H. Tuntke		(as William Tuntke)

Art Direction by
Todd Hallowell

Set Decoration by
Hal Gausman

Makeup Department
Barbara Lampson	....	hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist

Production Management
C.O. Erickson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	second assistant director (as Alan Curtiss)
Katy Emde	....	first assistant director
Warren R. Turner	....	assistant director trainee (as Warren Turner)

Art Department
Mike Carrillo	....	assistant property master (as Michael Carrillo)
Sidney H. Greenwood	....	property master
John L. Jensen	....	production illustrator (as John Jensen)
Ray LaPorte	....	stand-by painter
Arthur Smedley	....	leadman (as Art Smedley)
George Trimmer	....	free lance designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor (as Lon E. Bender)
Sandy Berman	....	sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joe Brennan)
Thomas Causey	....	production sound mixer (as Tom Causey)
Hank Garfield	....	boom operator
Stan Gilbert	....	adr editor
Roger Heman Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Roger Heman)
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor (as Randall F. Kelley)
T.A. Moore Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Wylie Stateman	....	sound editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	assistant sound editor (as Mark Stoeckinger)
Robert Thirlwell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert M. Thirlwell)

Special Effects by
Curtis Dickson	....	assistant special effects (as Curt Dickson)
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects (as Robert Willard)

Visual Effects by
Bill Taylor	....	matte photography

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunt player
Norman Blankenship	....	stunt player
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunt player
Jimmy Casino	....	stunt player
Michael Cassidy	....	stunt player (as Mike Cassidy)
Erik Cord	....	stunt player
Mike De Luna	....	stunt player (as Michael DeLuna)
Dick Dial	....	stunt player
Joe Dunne	....	stunt player
Kenny Endoso	....	stunt player
George Fisher	....	stunt player
Diane Kay Grant	....	stunt player
Ted Grossman	....	stunt player
Stefan Gudju	....	stunt player
Bill Hart	....	stunt player
William T. Lane	....	stunt player
Victor Paul	....	stunt coordinator
Victor Paul	....	stunt player
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt player (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Bobby Porter	....	stunt player
Joe Pronto	....	stunt player
Philip Romano	....	stunt player (as Philip J. Romano)
Dean Smith	....	stunt player
Ted White	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Audie Aragon	....	second grip
Stephen Clark	....	second grip
Earl Gilbert	....	chief lighting technician
Rhio Haessig	....	best boy
Conrad W. Hall	....	assistant camera (as Conrad Hall Jr.)
Wynn Hammer	....	still photographer
Richard Kamins	....	best boy (as Rich Kamins)
Patrick Marshall	....	chief rigging electrician (as Pat Marshall)
Bill Roe	....	assistant camera
Gaylin P. Schultz	....	key grip (as Gaylin Schultz)
Bernie Schwartz	....	dolly grip
Robert M. Stevens	....	camera operator (as Robert Stevens)
Dean Williams	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Karl Brindle	....	extras casting
David Gonzales	....	casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ronald I. Caplan	....	costume supervisor
John Casey	....	costumer: men
Stanley Erickson	....	set costumer (as Stan Erickson)
Nancy McArdle	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Robert Rootenberg	....	apprentice film editor
David Spence	....	associate editor
Wally Weber	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Mickey Crofford	....	music score mixer
Fred Steiner	....	orchestrator
Jim Weidman	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Vince del Castillo	....	transportation captain (as Vince DelCastillo)
Ken Lubin	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Russell B. Dawe	....	video game designer: "Cloak & Dagger"
Joan Eisenberg	....	unit publicist
Betty A. Griffin	....	script supervisor (as Betty Abbott Griffin)
Brian O. Haynes	....	location manager
Alexander Hendrie	....	location consultant (as Alex Hendrie)
Nita-Lynne Hurley	....	secretary: Mr. Franklin
Paul Morrow	....	technical consultant
Sherrill Patten	....	location auditor
Francesca Redwine	....	secretary: Mr. Carr
Danis Regal-O'Connell	....	production coordinator (as Danis Regal)
Milton Shirk	....	technical consultant
Christopher Striepeke	....	craft service
Douy Swofford	....	titles
Barbi Taylor	....	assistant: Mr. Franklin

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (1984) (Austria) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Motion Graphics (computer animation)

Other Companies

• Soundelux  sound design
• KGB Loop Group  vocal effects
• Universal Title and Optical  opticals
• Liz Keigley & Associates  location casting
• Michaelson's  catering provided by
• Atari  computers and video games by
• Ideal Toy Corporation (I)  "Cloak & Dagger" board came created by
• San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau  the producers wish to thank (as The San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Texas Film Commission  the producers wish to thank (as The Texas Film Commission)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | USA:PG (certificate #27423) | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Because the Atari 5200 version of "Cloak & Dagger" wasn't complete during filming, the cartridge props are actually other 5200 games with a "Cloak & Dagger" label stuck on them. The arcade game was complete by that time, and the signal was piped into Morris's monitor whenever he played. You can actually see the upright game cabinet standing next to Morris's computer setup.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Morris unlocks the plans on the video game, the word retrieval is misspelled.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Davey Osborne:How'd you escape?
Hal Osborne:Jack Flack always escapes.
Davey Osborne:I don't need him anymore. I've got you, Dad.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "30 Rock: Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky (#6.9)" (2012)

How kids movies have changed..

I fondly remember this movie and watch it to this day. Its amazing how, as kids, we saw this movie in the 80s where a child is being chased, shot at, almost stabbed, threaten to have his knee caps blown off and shot in the gut, kill 3 guys (2 not by him but caused by him)and be held hostage...and it was a family film rated PG! Still this movie didn't dumb down the dangers of real violence, international terrorism, espionage, and dangerous people. A movie made like this today would make the kid a genius and the bad guys clumsy and stupid. I do miss serious films like this for kids. They never dumbed it down and took the audience seriously. Movies like Poltergeist, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dark Crystal (Which scared me to death), The Neverending Story, and more always played to the intelligence of the audience. Now all we have is fart jokes and one-note slapstick. When my kids get old enough I do want them to watch these 80s film and learned to appreciate good film-making, something lacking in the 21st century, and by box-office results, the audience notices it too.