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17/03/1971 Comedy, Family 1h 36m
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The Secret To Success Is Pure Monkey Business

Overview

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!

  1. Robert Butler

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kurt Russell

    Steven Post

  2. Joe Flynn

    Francis X. Wilbanks

  3. Harry Morgan

    E.J. Crampton

  4. Wally Cox

    Mertons

  5. Heather North

    Jennifer Scott

  6. Alan Hewitt

    Farnsworth

  7. Hayden Rorke

    Clifford

  8. John Ritter

    Roger

  9. Jack Bender

    Tom

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-08-05
A film that deteriorates as it goes on.

'The Barefoot Executive' 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 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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