Trenchcoat (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Tuchner |
| Written by | Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman |
| Produced by | Jerry Leider |
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| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Frank J. Urioste |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
Production company | Walt Disney Productions (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | unknown |
| Box office | $4,304,286 (US)[1] |
Trenchcoat is a 1983 American action comedy film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Margot Kidder and Robert Hays. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions during an era that focused on releasing strongly adult-oriented films, including The Devil and Max Devlin, Tex, Night Crossing, Never Cry Wolf, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Watcher in the Woods, and the international distribution of Dragonslayer.
Because of the film's limited promotion and mostly negative reviews, Trenchcoat is among the most forgotten Disney films and is one of the most difficult to find.
Synopsis[]
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The aspiring mystery writer Mickey Raymond (Margot Kidder) travels to Malta to research her first novel and falls in love with a handsome, mysterious American (Robert Hays). She is drawn into a conspiracy both fuelled by her vivid imagination and real-world drama. David Suchet plays a local police official who seemingly is one step behind events. Raymond's odd luck leads her to become embroiled in an international plutonium smuggling ring and comedic chaos ensues. Because of this, she becomes tired of being the victim and she begins to investigate herself what makes her unlucky. At the same time, a couple of two elderly people who met Mickey at their hotel see her a couple of times before she finds out the real culprits of the whole mess. At the end, Terry and Mickey stay together and they share a kiss in the dark.
Cast[]
- Margot Kidder as Mickey Raymond, the writer
- Robert Hays as Terry Leonard, the spy
- Gila von Weitershausen as Eva Werner
- as Nino Tenucci, Mickey's taxi driver
- Ronald Lacey as Princess Aida
- John Justin as Marquis De Pena
- Leopoldo Trieste as Esteban Ortega
- Jennifer Darling as Laurie
- Kevork Malikyan as the Arab who kidnaps Mickey
- Vic Tablian as Achmed
Release[]
The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions but was uncredited, due to its adult themes. Trenchcoat, Never Cry Wolf, and the international distribution of Dragonslayer are widely regarded as the films that led to the launch of Touchstone Pictures on February 15, 1984.
The film was released on March 11, 1983 at movie theatres. It was released by Walt Disney Home Video on VHS and Betamax in 1983 and was released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on DVD on January 31, 2012.
Unlike some other 1980s films such as The Journey of Natty Gann, Condorman and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Trenchcoat doesn't have a soundtrack that has been released yet by Intrada Records.
Reception[]
The film was a box office failure, earning only a total of $4,304,286 domestically.
The film has been received negatively. Siskel and Ebert named it one of the "Stinkers of 1983".[2]
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- 1983 films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Michael Tuchner
- 1980s action comedy films
- American films
- Walt Disney Pictures films
- Films set in Malta
- Films shot in Malta
- American action comedy films
- American mystery films
- Films scored by Charles Fox
- Films with screenplays by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
- 1983 comedy films