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Directed by | Robert Butler |
Screenplay by | Joseph L. McEveety |
Story by | Lila Garrett Bernie Kahn Stewart C. Billett |
Produced by | Bill Anderson |
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Narrated by | Kurt Russell |
Cinematography | Charles F. Wheeler |
Edited by | Robert Stafford |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Barefoot Executive (also known as The Rating Game) is a 1971 American comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North, Harry Morgan, and John Ritter (in his film debut), about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, who can predict the popularity of television programs. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Robert Butler, it was one of the "gimmick comedies" (geared towards children with a touch of adult humor for older viewers) Disney was known for in the 1960s and 1970s, and was frequently shown on The Wonderful World of Disney from the late 1970s through the 1980s.