The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writers:

Francis Veber (screenplay) and
Yves Robert (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 July 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

A man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Shoe | Red Shoes | Surveillance | Farce

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Richard Harlan Drew
Dabney Coleman	...	Cooper
Lori Singer	...	Maddy
Charles Durning	...	Ross
Carrie Fisher	...	Paula
Edward Herrmann	...	Brown (as Ed Herrmann)
James Belushi	...	Morris (as Jim Belushi)
Irving Metzman	...	Virdon
Tom Noonan	...	Reese
Gerrit Graham	...	Carson
David L. Lander	...	Stemple
Ritch Brinkley	...	Hulse
Frank Hamilton	...	Edgar
Dortha Duckworth	...	Natalie
David Ogden Stiers	...	The Conductor

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (re-rating) (uncut) (2004) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The Central Intelligence game that Dabney Coleman and Charles Durning play on each other is loosely based on Spy vs. Spy.

Goofs:

Continuity: Cooper isn't wearing sunglasses as he chases Richard and Maddy in the federal building at the end of the movie. When he bursts into the senate hearing room, gun drawn, his sunglasses are suddenly back on and he has to flip them up.

Quotes:

Cooper: Hulse, I want you to put a special mike on him tonight, one that isolates everything he plays from the rest of the orchestra. Carson, you link it into the GBLX 1000 computer.
Maddy: The GBLX?
Cooper: Yeah. That thing'll break any code.
Maddy: But that's in control of our entire missile defense system!
Cooper: Honey, will you please - what are the odds of the Russians attacking on a Thursday night?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Orion's Cloud (2002)

Quality Tom Hanks

It is a mystery to me why this movie has such a low rating. Anyone who would enjoy Tom Hanks (and thus, a decent flick) should love this movie. Not only is it funny, action-packed, and suspenseful (a rare combination), it boasts an all-star cast all along the way. A unique film, shot on location in beautiful Georgetown, with tons of excitement, zany plot-twists, and interesting characters to spare. If you have yet to see it, check it out now!