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Just You and Me, Kid

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
928
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POPULARITY
27,895
2,678
Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
Comedy
George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by fourteen-year-old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by fourteen-year-old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by fourteen-year-old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
928
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,895
2,678
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Leonard Stern
    • Writers
      • Oliver Hailey(screenplay)
      • Leonard Stern(screenplay)
      • Tom Lazarus(story)
    • Stars
      • George Burns
      • Brooke Shields
      • Lorraine Gary
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Leonard Stern
    • Writers
      • Oliver Hailey(screenplay)
      • Leonard Stern(screenplay)
      • Tom Lazarus(story)
    • Stars
      • George Burns
      • Brooke Shields
      • Lorraine Gary
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Sneak Previews Season 2 Episode 4
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    Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields, George Burns, and William Russ in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields, George Burns, Ben Frank, and Tom Leopold in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields and George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields and George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    George Burns, Ben Frank, Lorraine Gary, and Tom Leopold in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields and George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Andrea Howard and John Schuck in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Brooke Shields and George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)

    Top cast

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    George Burns
    George Burns
    • Bill
    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Kate
    Lorraine Gary
    Lorraine Gary
    • Shirl
    Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    • Tom
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Manduke the Magnificent
    Carl Ballantine
    Carl Ballantine
    • Reinhoff the Remarkable
    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • Doctor Device
    John Schuck
    John Schuck
    • Stan
    Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas Coster
    • Harris
    Andrea Howard
    • Sue
    William Russ
    William Russ
    • Demesta
    Christopher Knight
    Christopher Knight
    • Roy
    Julie Cobb
    Julie Cobb
    • Dr. Nancy Faulkner
    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Max
    Peter Brandon
    • Woodrow
    Jacque Lynn Colton
    • Edna
    Robert Doran
    • Box Boy
    Ben Frank
    Ben Frank
    • First Policeman
    • Director
      • Leonard Stern
    • Writers
      • Oliver Hailey(screenplay)
      • Leonard Stern(screenplay)
      • Tom Lazarus(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Like his character Bill, George Burns is also an ex-vaudevillian who performed with his wife (Gracie Allen) who is now deceased.
    • Goofs
      Bill went to Tower Records and bought Saturday Night Fever on vinyl for Kate. Well, the song that plays on the turntable is on neither of the two records on the original soundtrack.
    • Quotes

      Bill: Running away from home?

      Kate: I'm an orphan.

      Bill: What happened to your folks?

      Kate: They died. Went down with a boat. Sank. Forget the name of it. Big boat.

      Bill: Titanic?

      Kate: Yeah, that's it!

      Bill: Then your parents died 63 years before you were born!

      Kate: Which is why I hardly knew them.

      Bill: Yeah, well that... that... that makes sense.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Just You and Me, Kid/The Frisco Kid/Goldengirl/The Villain/Breaking Away (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Katie
      Music and Lyrics by Sammy Fain

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Wonderful (so cute the pretension, y'all)!!
    This hidden gem makes a lot of modern "comedies" look like the wastes of time they are. This is social commentary farce at its best. A "street smart" teen girl who is in trouble with a criminal "boyfriend" getting her fanny pulled out of the fryer by a more than able but branded "senile" (even by his own daughter) older man. This film is a perfect look at where we are now and how younger generations need to sometimes stop and be silent before they cause more trouble. At 42, I can say that because I can see precisely where Kate went wrong and where Bill did everything right. LOL

    Now in all seriousness, this is a brilliant work, with an icon of the previous generation working with someone who would later become an icon of the next, in a light and breezy but very likable and coherent plot of a comedy. Two people with absurd individuals around them finding common ground, but his was supposed to be a bomb?? This film was made for an audience that had not matured yet, and now it is being seen by many as the classic it is.
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    • Bludmagnus
    • Sep 19, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Two of a Kind
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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