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Joseph L. McEveety (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 March 1971 (USA) more
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Look who's GONE BANANAS ! more
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A young man who works in the mailroom at a TV network wants to move up the corporate ladder but finds himself stymied by his selfish boss... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Kurt Russell ... Steven Post
Joe Flynn ... Francis X. Wilbanks
Harry Morgan ... E.J. Crampton
Wally Cox ... Mertons
Heather North ... Jennifer Scott
Alan Hewitt ... Farnsworth
Hayden Rorke ... Clifford

John Ritter ... Roger
Jack Bender ... Tom
Tom Anfinsen ... Dr. Schmidt
George N. Neise ... Network Executive
Edwin Reimers ... Announcer (as Ed Reimers)
Morgan Farley ... Advertising Executive
Glenn Dixon ... Sponsor
Robert Shayne ... Sponsor
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The Rating Game (USA) (working title)
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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More Than Simple Humor, 10 July 2004
Author: GeorgeSpiggot from CA

Although not part of the Dexter Riley series (in fact made just after the first one), it carries Russell where Dexter might have gone after college. The same type of humor skims the surface of this movie but, it is the biting satire that is it's heart. Playing to the pretentious attitudes of people who cater to each other more than their clients, in this case the TV audience, they are completely stumped when an outsider successfully predicts the new favorite shows. But Russell holds a secret that would completely demoralize everyone in charge. Never mind a young mail clerk seems smarter than seasoned pros, but what about a monkey!

This movie showed a maturity the Riley series never did, although the concept of a bunch of college slackers was ahead of it's time, and stood out from the rest of the Disney fare at that time. Well worth viewing as it shows Russell at the beginning of his adult career. His comedic timing and relaxed, natural acting talent are quite evident here.

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