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Gone Are the Dayes

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Gone Are the Dayes
GenreComedy
Crime
Written byBill Bleich
Jim Brecher
Directed byGabrielle Beaumont
StarringHarvey Korman
Susan Anspach
Robert Hogan
Music byJerrold Immel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerTom Leetch
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyRichard N. Hannah
EditorErnest Milano
Running time90 minutes
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseMay 1984 (1984-05)

Gone Are the Dayes is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired in May 1984 on the Disney Channel as their second feature film.[2]

Plot

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When the Daye family goes out for food at a Japanese restaurant, they witness a gangland slaying. A federal agent, named Mitchell, persuades the parents to be witnesses in the trial against the gang boss who ordered the hit.

Cast

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Release & reception

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Gone Are the Dayes was released by Walt Disney Home Video through VHS and Betamax in December 1984.[3][4] Disney Channel president James P. Jimirro remarked that the film was "received very well - strongly enough to encourage us to move forward vigorously with additional movies."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Steve Knoll (April 29, 1984). "Cable TV Notes; The Disney Channel has an Expensive First Year". New York Times. p. 28. the company is producing its own made-for- cable motion pictures, with an average budget of $2 million to $3 million.
  2. ^ "Message from the President of the Disney Channel". Disney Channel. April 1984. p. 1 & 35.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Tony Seideman (November 10, 1984). "Paramount Disney Titles In B. Dalton Bookstore test". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 45. p. 31.
  4. ^ Gregory Dobrin, Rusty Cutchin (October 20, 1984). "Timeliness, Low Prices Mark Home Video Releases" (PDF). Cashbox.
  5. ^ Steve Schneider (October 7, 1984). "Disney Channel Sticks to Family Fare". New York Times. p. 26.
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Preceded by Disney Channel Original Movies Succeeded by
Love Leads the Way