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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Hurt | ... | Daryll Deever | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Tony Sokolow | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Joseph | |
| James Woods | ... | Aldo | |
| Irene Worth | ... | Mrs. Sokolow | |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Mr. Deever | |
| Pamela Reed | ... | Linda Mercer | |
| Albert Paulsen | ... | Mr. Sokolow | |
| Steven Hill | ... | Lt. Jacobs | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Lt. Black | |
| Alice Drummond | ... | Mrs. Deever | |
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Sharon Chatten | ... | Israeli Woman (as Sharon Goldman) |
| Chao Li Chi | ... | Mr. Long | |
| Keone Young | ... | Mr. Long's Son | |
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Dennis Sakamoto | ... | Vietnamese Man #1 |
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Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. When a wealthy Vietnamese man, with many shady connections, is murdered in the office building where Daryll works, Tony shows up to cover the story and Daryll introduce himself. She thinks he may know something, so she pursues him; he pretends he might to keep her interested. This romantic cat and mouse game goes on under the watchful eyes of the killers, who think that Daryll and Tony do know something. The killers start their own game of cat and mouse. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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eccentric man | man wearing glasses | murder witness | janitor | murder |Taglines:
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Country:
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13 February 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Janitor Can't Dance See more »Filming Locations:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. North Building, Madison Square, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
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$8,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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In order to research his character, William Hurt actually moonlighted as a janitor, before production on the film began, and it would prove vital throughout the film. See more »Goofs
When Daryll tightens two wires around the heap of paper trash, the wires are parallel. In the next scene, the wires cross in an X shape. See more »Quotes
Lt. Jacobs: When he was a kid, Aldo must have wanted to be a suspect when he grew up.See more »
Alternate Versions
Runs 93 minutes long on Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED), also commonly known RCA Selectavision Videodisc. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: McLean Stevenson/James Woods/Bum Phillips (1981) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie is great fun to see William Hurt, James Woods and Sigourney Weaver at the beginnings of their careers and when they were experiencing a good deal of success. The rest of the cast is top-notch. The story is very interesting and effective, though I found the film a bit uneven and slow.