The Barefoot Executive
The Secret To Success Is Pure Monkey Business
1971 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Butler |
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| Writer: | Lila Garrett, Joseph L. McEveety, Bernie Kahn, Stewart C. Billett |
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| In the great Disney tradition of wild family fun, a young Kurt Russell stars as Steven Post - an ambitious mailroom clerk at a second-rate TV network. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studio's top dog, he makes a career-changing discovery. His girlfriend's lovable pet chimp can pick a hit show every time! His secret for success turns into a madcap monkey business when he makes vice president and jealous rivals want in on the act. Ride along with narrow escapes and a classic cast featuring Joe Flynn and Harry Morgan in a comedic climb up the corporate ladder that will leave you howling for more! | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 1971 |
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| Director: | Robert Butler |
| Writer: | Lila Garrett, Joseph L. McEveety, Bernie Kahn, Stewart C. Billett |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
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| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Kurt Russell | Steven Post |
| Joe Flynn | Francis X. Wilbanks |
| Harry Morgan | E.J. Crampton |
| Wally Cox | Mertons |
| Heather North | Jennifer Scott |
| Alan Hewitt | Farnsworth |
| Hayden Rorke | Clifford |
| John Ritter | Roger |
| Jack Bender | Tom |
| Tom Anfinsen | Dr. Schmidt |
| George N. Neise | Network Executive |
| Edwin Reimers | Announcer |
| Morgan Farley | Advertising Executive |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Butler | Director |
| Lila Garrett | Story |
| Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Joseph L. McEveety | Screenplay |
| Bernie Kahn | Story |
| Stewart C. Billett | Story |
| Robert F. Brunner | Original Music Composer |
| Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Robert Stafford | Editor |
| Ed Graves | Art Direction |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
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| Bill Anderson | Producer |
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A film that deteriorates as it goes on. <em>'The Barefoot Executive'</em> begins in entertaining fashion, as it sets up the plot with Steven (Kurt Russell) and chimp Raffles. It's all enjoyable enough, it's a cool and amusing concept. The first act is good. However, after a middling middle act ... it then produces a relatively terrible third act - with unnecessary focus put on the characters of Joe Flynn (Francis) and Wally Cox (Mertons). They definitely didn't know how to end this, the final lot of scenes are so pointless and predictable. That's a shame, as the opening chunk of the film is more than up to scratch. Russell gives another acceptable performance, Flynn is actually pretty solid when his character isn't shoehorned upfront. Heather North is alright as Jennifer, if a little plain. The chimp is as cute as you'd expect. It looked like a film that I would thoroughly like at first, sadly it got comparatively worse as it went on. I would still say it's better than a lot of other works from Disney, it just could've/should've been greater.