The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

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

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writers:

Francis Veber (screenplay), Yves Robert (screenplay),

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Cooper, the deputy director of the CIA, wants to be the director. So, he tries to smear the director into resigning or being removed. The director, who knows that Cooper has been bugging him, feeds him some false information--that there's a man who might be able to clear of the charges against him will be arriving at the airport, so he sends his man, Brown to meet him. Brown was just suppose to make contact with anyone at the airport thus making Cooper believe that he is the man who can help the director. Brown picks Richard cause he is wearing mismatched shoes, one of them being red. So Cooper sets up surveillance on Richard and sends his femme fatale, Maddy to come on to him and find out what he knows. While Maddy is playing, Richard actually falls for her.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | shoe | surveillance | red shoes | spy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

El hombre del zapato rojo

Filming Locations:

3331 O Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$8,600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

The subway system used should be the WMATA (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) Metro system, because they are obviously in Washington, D.C., but the subway system is from some other venue, because the Metro will not allow scenes on their system which have weapons or chases.

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Quotes

Paula: Oh, don't talk about Morris. All he cares about is his practical jokes.
Richard: I know, I know, I know, he's a percussionist, but still, that doesn't mean he's not a nice guy.

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Connections

Referenced in Orion's Cloud (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Love Theme"
Written by Michael Masser

User Reviews

Incredibly funny, vastly underrated!

Keep your expectations in check and you won't be disappointed. This film was hilarious! While not the best vehicle for Tom Hanks to show his talents, the movie's pacing, score, visual style, sound effects, and black humor were extremely effective. James Belushi was at his comic best as Hanks' best friend whose facial expressions constantly suggest he doesn't have a clue as to what's going on, but he's still probably the sanest person in the film. Well worth a look, despite what the other over-critical reviewers had to say.