Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid
Directed byGary Nelson
Written bySam Bobrick
Based onJimmy the Kid novel by Donald E. Westlake
Produced byRonald Jacobs
StarringGary Coleman
Paul Le Mat
Ruth Gordon
Dee Wallace
Walter Olkewicz
Don Adams
CinematographyDennis Dalzell
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music byJohn Cameron
Production
company
Zephyr Productions
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • November 12, 1982 (1982-11-12)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$800,000[1]
Box office$5 million or $2.6 million[2]

Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat. It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs,[3] and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures. Following 1981's On the Right Track, it was the second theatrical film release starring Coleman.[4]

  1. ^ "Bonus Episode: Interview with producer/director Donald P. Borchers (CHILDREN OF THE CORN, ANGEL, THE BEASTMASTER, THE FOG)". New World Pictures Podcast. 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. ^ "Jimmy the Kid". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Actor Gary Coleman is a less than enthusiastic interview". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina: New Media Investment Group. Associated Press. October 22, 1982. Retrieved December 10, 2010.