The Man with One Red Shoe

"Mugged, bugged, chased and seduced. Why is every one after Tom Hanks?"

1985 1h 32m EN

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5.7

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47%

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 323🥫47%Rotten Tomatoes●31Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 17,171

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Synopsis

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A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

“Mugged, bugged, chased and seduced. Why is every one after Tom Hanks?”

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Cast

Tom Hanks
Richard
Dabney Coleman
Cooper
Lori Singer
Maddy
Charles Durning
Ross
Carrie Fisher
Paula
Edward Herrmann
Brown
Jim Belushi
Morris
Irving Metzman
Virdon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stan Dragoti
Writers: Robert Klane, Francis Veber, Yves Robert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stan Dragoti, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman and Lori Singer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mugged, bugged, chased and seduced. Why is every one after Tom Hanks?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stan Dragoti directs. Richard H. Kline behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. O. Nicholas Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Stan Dragoti, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman and Lori Singer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mugged, bugged, chased and seduced. Why is every one after Tom Hanks?".
8IMDB entry: tt0089543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.