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| producer = Ronald Jacobs
| writer = [[Sam Bobrick]]
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| starring = [[Gary Coleman]]<br>[[Paul Le Mat]]<br>[[Ruth Gordon]]<br>[[Dee Wallace]]<br>[[Walter Olkewicz]]<br>[[Don Adams]]
| music = [[John Cameron (musician)|John Cameron]]
| cinematography =
| editing = [[Richard C. Meyer]]
| distributor = [[New World Pictures]]
| studio =
| released =
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross = $5 million or $2.6 million<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/294/mode/1up|title= American film distribution : the changing marketplace|last=Donahue|first= Suzanne Mary|year=1987 |publisher=UMI Research Press |page=294}} Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada</ref>
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'''''Jimmy the Kid''''' is a 1982 American [[comedy film]] starring [[Gary Coleman]] and [[Paul Le Mat]]. It was directed by [[Gary Nelson (director)|Gary Nelson]], produced by Ronald Jacobs,<ref name="Jimmy the Kid">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79776/Jimmy-The-Kid/full-credits.html|title=Jimmy the Kid|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|
==Cast==
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* [[Don Adams]] as Harry Walker
* [[Pat Morita]] as Maurice
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* [[Avery Schreiber]] as Dr. Stevens
* [[Walter Olkewicz]] as Kelp
==Production==
The film was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by [[Donald E. Westlake]]. It was the third book of Westlake's [[John Dortmunder|Dortmunder]] series.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://
==Reception==
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===Critical response===
Overall, critical reception of the family-friendly comedy was on the negative side. Critic [[Gene Siskel]], who called himself "one of few Americans who publicly declared his affection for ''On the Right Track''" concluded that
Carter Colwell of ''[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]]'' wrote in his review: "ONCE UPON a time, [[Donald E. Westlake]] wrote a bunch of funny mystery stories. And then one day, he wrote one that was not very funny, but it was still pretty funny. In it, a bunch of klutzy burglars decide to conduct a kidnapping, following a plan laid out in a book one of them has read. And then Donald E. Westlake sold his pretty funny kidnapping story to [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. And they made a movie out of it. It was called ''Jimmy the Kid''. It was not very funny. And it was not pretty funny either."<ref>{{cite news|last=Colwell|first=Carter|date=November 21, 1982|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-IpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ydEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3081,2511491|title=This Film Effort Is Strictly Kid Stuff|work=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]]|publisher=[[New Media Investment Group]]|location=[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref>
[[The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff]] of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote in their review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' combines elements of [[Coco the Clown]], [[Karnak the Magnificent]], and the [[Pink Panther]] into ''Movie the Bad''. Someone wisely kept this weak Gary Coleman comedy about an overly mature rich kid in the can since 1981."<ref name="philly">{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29589AED4F9FE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title='JIMMY THE KID'IS A MISHMASH OF STOLEN SHTICK|author=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff]]|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]]|location=[[Philadelphia]]|date=May 28, 1983|accessdate=December 10, 2010}}</ref> Critic [[Roger Ebert]] also found little to like in the film, but admitted that kids may well enjoy it.<ref>{{cite web|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19820101/REVIEWS/60607016/1023|title=Jimmy the Kid|work={{noitalic|Roger Ebert}}|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|location=[[Chicago]]|date=January 1, 1982|accessdate=January 8, 2017}}</ref>▼
▲[[The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff]] of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote in their review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' combines elements of [[Coco the Clown]], [[
==Release==
''Jimmy the Kid'' was released in theatres on November 12, 1982. In the [[Lawrence Journal-World]], a national newspaper advertisement used in November 1982 to advertise release of film.<ref name="ad1">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=05AyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2565,2056786|title=Newspaper Ad for release|work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|publisher=Ogden Newspapers, Inc|location=[[Lawrence, Kansas]]|
==References==
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* {{cite news|author=The Santa Fe New Mexican Staff|author-link=The Santa Fe New Mexican|date=November 6, 1982|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-mexico/santa-fe/santa-fe-new-mexican/1982/11-06/page-20|title=Ruth Gordon, Gary Coleman are new odd couple|work=[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]|publisher=Robin Martin Properties|location=[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]|access-date=January 9, 2017|page=20}}{{Subscription required}}
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[[Category:Films based on works by Donald E. Westlake]]
[[Category:Films based on American novels]]
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[[Category:Films scored by John Cameron (musician)]]
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