Other Titles • The Barefoot Executive • Der Barfüßige Generaldirektor (1971)
Synopses for The Barefoot Executive (1971)
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A young Kurt Russell stars in this good-natured comedy. Steve Stone is an ambitious mailroom clerk at a third-rate television network when he stumbles onto the fact that his girlfriend's pet chimpanzee, Raffles, can pick ratings winners. Suddenly he's well on his way up the corporate ladder and getting his network to No. 1. Keeping Raffles and his abilities a secret provide the perfect setting for wacky, wicked comedy. The truly funny cast of Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox, John Ritter, and others make up the executives and their cohorts. Not wanting to be made fools of, the executives try to save their dignity as well as their jobs by relocating Raffles. There's lots of physical comedy and downright silliness. Talk about monkey business! Released in 1971, this film can appear dated at times, but the story still holds up today. A likable, fun movie that harks back to a time of innocent mischief. Refreshingly void of techno gadgets and helmet laws, this film is just good, clean, wholesome fun for the whole family. --Peggy Maltby-Etra
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A lowly mail boy at a failing network and a chimp befriend one another once the mail clerk realizes the simian has the uncanny ability to pick hit TV shows. Naturally, the mail boy uses the chimp to climb the corporate ladder, doing an even better job than the scurvy top honcho at the network. But when the scam is uncovered, the question remains: What will happen to this odd entrepreneurial couple?
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