Gone Are the Dayes is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired in May 1984 on the Disney Channel as their second feature film.[2]
| Gone Are the Dayes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Crime |
| Written by | Bill Bleich Jim Brecher |
| Directed by | Gabrielle Beaumont |
| Starring | Harvey Korman Susan Anspach Robert Hogan |
| Music by | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom Leetch |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Richard N. Hannah |
| Editor | Ernest Milano |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | May 1984 |
Plot
editWhen the Daye family goes out for food at a Japanese restaurant, they witness a gangland slaying. A federal agent, named Mitchell, persuades the parents to be witnesses in the trial against the gang boss who ordered the hit.
Cast
edit- Harvey Korman as Charlie Mitchell[3]
- Susan Anspach as Phyllis Daye[3]
- Robert Hogan as Harry Daye[3]
- Nate Esformes as Papa Delgado
- Joe Cortese as Frank Delgado
- Victoria Carroll as Gilda Fleming
- Bibi Besch as District Attorney
- Joshua Bryant as Fred Cooper
- Mary Jo Catlett as Marge
- David Glasser as Ricky Daye[3]
- Sharee Gregory as Melissa Daye[3]
- Justin Lord as Don
- Steven Hirsch as Joe
- Elizabeth Savage as Nurse #1
- Ted Gehring as Cook
Release & reception
editGone Are the Dayes was released by Walt Disney Home Video through VHS and Betamax in December 1984.[3][4] Disney Channel president James P. Jimirro remarked that the film was "received very well - strongly enough to encourage us to move forward vigorously with additional movies."[5]
References
edit- ^ Steve Knoll (April 29, 1984). "Cable TV Notes; The Disney Channel has an Expensive First Year". New York Times. p. 28.
the company is producing its own made-for- cable motion pictures, with an average budget of $2 million to $3 million.
- ^ "Message from the President of the Disney Channel". Disney Channel. April 1984. p. 1 & 35.
- ^ a b c d e f Tony Seideman (November 10, 1984). "Paramount Disney Titles In B. Dalton Bookstore test". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 45. p. 31.
- ^ Gregory Dobrin, Rusty Cutchin (October 20, 1984). "Timeliness, Low Prices Mark Home Video Releases" (PDF). Cashbox.
- ^ Steve Schneider (October 7, 1984). "Disney Channel Sticks to Family Fare". New York Times. p. 26.
External links
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