FEATURE FILM

The Barefoot Executive

5.5/10
TMDB50 votes
1971Original: English96 min

In the great Disney tradition of wild family fun, a young Kurt Russell stars as Steven Post - an ambitious mailroom clerk at a second-rate TV network. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studio's top dog, he makes a career-changing discovery. His girlfriend's lovable pet chimp can pick a hit show every time! His secret for success turns into a madcap monkey business when he makes vice president and jealous rivals want in on the act. Ride along with narrow escapes and a classic cast featuring Joe Flynn and Harry Morgan in a comedic climb up the corporate ladder that will leave you howling for more!

Genres: Comedy, Family
Cast: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox, Heather North

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The Barefoot Executive (1971) is a film in the comedy, family genres. Directed by Robert Butler. The cast includes Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox.

Released
1971-03-17
Original language
English
Runtime
96 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Walt Disney Productions
Directors
Robert Butler
Writers
Joseph L. McEveety, Lila Garrett, Bernie Kahn, Stewart C. Billett

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Audience reviews

5.5/10 from 50 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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A film that deteriorates as it goes on. 'The Barefoot Executive' begins in entertaining fashion, as it sets up the plot with Steven (Kurt Russell) and chimp Raffles. It's all enjoyable enough, it's a cool and amusing concept. The first act is good. However, after a middling middle act it then produces a relatively terrible third act - with unnecessary focus put on the characters of Joe Flynn (Francis) and Wally…

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A film that deteriorates as it goes on. 'The Barefoot Executive' begins in entertaining fashion, as it sets up the plot with Steven (Kurt Russell) and chimp Raffles. It's all enjoyable enough, it's a cool and amusing concept. The first act is good. However, after a middling middle act it then produces a relatively terrible third act - with unnecessary focus put on the characters of Joe Flynn (Francis) and Wally Cox (Mertons). They definitely didn't know how to end this, the final lot of scenes are so pointless and predictable. That's a shame, as the opening chunk of the film is more than up to scratch. Russell gives another acceptable performance, Flynn is actually pretty solid when his character isn't shoehorned upfront. Heather North is alright as Jennifer, if a little plain. The chimp is as cute as you'd expect. It looked like a film that I would thoroughly like at first, sadly it got comparatively worse as it went on. I would still say it's better than a lot of other works from Disney, it just could've/should've been greater.

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What is The Barefoot Executive about?

In the great Disney tradition of wild family fun, a young Kurt Russell stars as Steven Post - an ambitious mailroom clerk at a second-rate TV network. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studio's top dog, he makes a career-changing discovery. His girlfriend's lovable pet chimp can pick a hit show every time! His secret for success turns into a madcap monkey business when he makes vice president and jealous rivals want in on the act. Ride along with narrow escapes and a classic cast featuring Joe Flynn and Harry Morgan in a comedic climb up the corporate ladder that will leave you howling for more!

Who stars in The Barefoot Executive?

Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox, Heather North, Alan Hewitt. See the cast cards above for character names.

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