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The Barefoot Executive

Play trailer Poster for The Barefoot Executive G,  1971,  1h 36m,  Kids & Family/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Enthusiastic mailroom clerk Steven Post hassles the uppity director of programming, Francis Wilbanks, on a daily basis with his ideas on how to salvage the ratings of their faltering television studio, but he's always shot down. Steven's girlfriend, Jennifer Scott, is caring for a recently abandoned television-watching, beer-swilling chimpanzee named Raffles, and when Steven realizes that the chimp can predict television ratings, he hatches a new plan.
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Howard Thompson New York Times May 9, 2005
2.5/5
In this genial but strained and arch frolic, the one real joke is not only "in" but it wears thin and even frantic. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Apr 1, 2012
3/4
This is a very funny satire of television. Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Sep 23, 2005
3/5
A trenchant satire on corporate greed . . . oh, not really. Funny, silly chimp movie. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 18, 2004
4/5
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Nov 15, 2003
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Butler

Director

Kurt Russell

Steven Post

Joe Flynn

Francis X. Wilbanks

Wally Cox

Mertons

Harry Morgan

E.J. Crampton

Heather North

Jennifer Scott

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Movie Info

Synopsis Enthusiastic mailroom clerk Steven Post hassles the uppity director of programming, Francis Wilbanks, on a daily basis with his ideas on how to salvage the ratings of their faltering television studio, but he's always shot down. Steven's girlfriend, Jennifer Scott, is caring for a recently abandoned television-watching, beer-swilling chimpanzee named Raffles, and when Steven realizes that the chimp can predict television ratings, he hatches a new plan.
Director
Robert Butler
Production Co
Walt Disney Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 36m
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