Touch and Go is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Michael Keaton, María Conchita Alonso and Ajay Naidu.
| Touch and Go | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Mandel |
| Written by | Alan Ormsby Bob Sand Harry Colomby |
| Produced by | Stephen J. Friedman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Walt Mulconery |
| Music by | Georges Delerue Sylvester Levay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $1,254,040 |
Plot
editBobby Barbato is a pro ice hockey player in Chicago. As always, he expects cheering crowds and beautiful women coming after him. But one day, a gang of youths begin to mug him but he manages to fend them off and then catches the youngest member of the gang, Louis DeLeon. He then gives Louis a ride home and meets the boy's mother, a Hispanic woman named Denise. After a fight, Bobby moves on with his life but then he and Denise begin to fall for each other and Louis eventually becomes close friends with the hockey player.
Cast
edit- Michael Keaton as Bobby Barbato
- María Conchita Alonso as Denise DeLeon
- Ajay Naidu as Louis DeLeon
- John Reilly as Jerry Pepper
- Richard Venture as Gower
- Lara Jill Miller as Courtney
- Cynthia Cypert as 2nd Girl in Bar
Production
editThe film was wrapped in late 1984 and intended for a 1985 release but then shelved, due to a change of studio representation–from Universal to Tri-Star–as well as extensive rescoring and reassembling of promotional ads during post-production.[2] Producer Stephen J. Friedman spent a year negotiating a switch in distributors from Universal to Tri-Star while the film was stuck in limbo.[3] It was then released in late 1986.
Reaction
editIt was the very first film reviewed on Siskel and Ebert at the Movies. Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a thumbs up.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Weisberg, Sam (9 May 2014). ""Touch and Go" (1986)". Hidden-films.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Up From Obscurity". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Touch and Go, 'night Mother, Blue Velvet, Where the River Runs Black, 1986 – Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews".
External links
edit- Touch and Go at IMDb
- Touch and Go at the TCM Movie Database
- Touch and Go at Rotten Tomatoes
- Touch and Go at Box Office Mojo
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