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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]]| |
'''''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]]|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> and released on November 12, 1982 by [[New World Pictures]]. Following 1981's ''[[On the Right Track]]'', it was second theatrical film release starring Coleman.<ref name="release">{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=October 22, 1982|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lTwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1c4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1642,4956904|title=Actor Gary Coleman is a less than enthusiastic interview|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|publisher=[[New Media Investment Group]]|location=[[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> |
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===Critical response=== |
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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 Coleman's follow-up was "definitely on the wrong track."<ref>{{cite web|first=Gene|last=Siskel|author-link=Gene Siskel|date=November 17, 1982|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/624980992.html?dids=624980992:624980992&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+17,+1982&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Tempo&pqatl=google|title='Jimmy the Kid': A silly kidnaping story held together by tires that bind|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[tronc|Tronc, Inc.]]|location=[[Chicago]]| |
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 Coleman's follow-up was "definitely on the wrong track."<ref>{{cite web|first=Gene|last=Siskel|author-link=Gene Siskel|date=November 17, 1982|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/624980992.html?dids=624980992:624980992&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+17,+1982&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Tempo&pqatl=google|title='Jimmy the Kid': A silly kidnaping story held together by tires that bind|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[tronc|Tronc, Inc.]]|location=[[Chicago]]|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> Siskel's TV counterpart [[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|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19820101/REVIEWS/60607016/1023|title=Jimmy the Kid|work=Roger Ebert|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|location=[[Chicago]]|date=January 1, 1982|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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Stephen Hunter of ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' wrote in his review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' proves a longstanding cinema law: Any movie calling itself a "comedy crime caper" is likely to be a misdemeanor against good taste."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|date=November 18, 1982|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1787445922.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+18,+1982&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Kidnap+comedy:+a+misdemeanor+against+good+taste&pqatl=google|title=Kidnap comedy: a misdemeanor against good taste|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|publisher=[[tronc|Tronc, Inc.]]|location=[[Baltimore]]| |
Stephen Hunter of ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' wrote in his review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' proves a longstanding cinema law: Any movie calling itself a "comedy crime caper" is likely to be a misdemeanor against good taste."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|date=November 18, 1982|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1787445922.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+18,+1982&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Kidnap+comedy:+a+misdemeanor+against+good+taste&pqatl=google|title=Kidnap comedy: a misdemeanor against good taste|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|publisher=[[tronc|Tronc, Inc.]]|location=[[Baltimore]]|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> |
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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 [[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]]| |
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 [[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> |
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[[The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff]] of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote in their review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' combines elements of [[Coco the Clown]], [[Carnac the Magnificent]], and the [[The Pink Panther (film series)|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 Staff|author-link=The Philadelphia Inquirer|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]]|location=[[Philadelphia]]|date=May 28, 1983| |
[[The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff]] of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote in their review: "''Jimmy the Kid'' combines elements of [[Coco the Clown]], [[Carnac the Magnificent]], and the [[The Pink Panther (film series)|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 Staff|author-link=The Philadelphia Inquirer|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]]|location=[[Philadelphia]]|date=May 28, 1983|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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''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]]| |
''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]]|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> ''Jimmy the Kid'' was released on [[VHS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Kid-Gary-Coleman/dp/B00061QCGO|title=Jimmy the Kid|work=[[Thorn EMI]]|publisher=Reeves Communications|location=[[London]]|asin=B00061QCGO|date=January 1, 1983|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==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]]| |
* {{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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| Jimmy the Kid | |
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| Directed by | Gary Nelson |
| Written by | Sam Bobrick |
| Based on | Jimmy the Kid novel by Donald E. Westlake |
| Produced by | Ronald Jacobs |
| Starring | Gary Coleman |
| Cinematography | Dennis Dalzell |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
| Music by | John Cameron |
Production | |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date | November 12, 1982 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5 million |
Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat. It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs,[1] and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures. Following 1981's On the Right Track, it was second theatrical film release starring Coleman.[2]
The film was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Donald E. Westlake. It was the third book of Westlake's Dortmunder series.[3] One of the shooting locations was Bob Hope's Malibu Canyon plantation.[4]
Jimmy the Kid grossed $5 million at the box office.[5]
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 Coleman's follow-up was "definitely on the wrong track."[6] Siskel's TV counterpart Roger Ebert also found little to like in the film, but admitted that kids may well enjoy it.[7]
Stephen Hunter of The Baltimore Sun wrote in his review: "Jimmy the Kid proves a longstanding cinema law: Any movie calling itself a "comedy crime caper" is likely to be a misdemeanor against good taste."[8]
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 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."[9]
The Philadelphia Inquirer StaffofThe Philadelphia Inquirer wrote in their review: "Jimmy the Kid combines elements of Coco the Clown, Carnac 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."[10]
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.[11] Jimmy the Kid was released on VHS.[12]
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