Goin' Coconuts

Goin' Coconuts
Directed byHoward Morris
Written by
  • William Mark Daniels
  • Raymond Harvey
Produced byJohn Cutts
Starring
CinematographyFrank V. Phillips
Edited byFrank Bracht
Music by
Production
company
Inter Planetary Pictures
Distributed byOsmond Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 6, 1978 (1978-10-06) (Hawaii)
  • October 17, 1978 (1978-10-17) (wide)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,234,000 (US rentals)[1][2]

Goin' Coconuts is a 1978 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Donny and Marie Osmond. The feature film tells a tale of Donny and Marie becoming embroiled in a dispute between two criminal gangs over a necklace while they visit Hawaii to perform in a concert. Released in theaters on October 18, 1978, it was both a critical and commercial failure.

  1. ^ THE BIG THUDS OF 1979--FILMS THAT FLOPPED, BADLY Epstein, Andrew. Los Angeles Times 27 Apr 1980: o6.
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada