Trenchcoat (film)

Trenchcoat
Directed by	Michael Tuchner
Produced by	Jerry Leider
Written by	Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman
Starring	Margot Kidder Robert Hays
Music by	Charles Fox
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Editing by	Frank J. Urioste
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc.
Release date(s)	March 11, 1983
Running time	91 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,304,286 (USA)

Trenchcoat is a live-action film produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1983 and starring Margot Kidder as court stenographer Mickey Raymond. Widely regarded as the film that led to the launch of Touchstone Pictures, the adult themes of Trenchcoat gave Disney execs pause.

Synopsis

The aspiring mystery writer Mickey Raymond (Margot Kidder) travels to Malta to research her first novel and falls in love with a handsome, mysterious American (Robert Hays). She is drawn into a conspiracy both fuelled by her vivid imagination and real-world drama. David Suchet plays a local police official who seemingly is one step behind events. Raymond's odd luck leads her to become embroiled in an international plutonium smuggling ring and comedic chaos ensues

Release

The film was released on March 11, 1983 at movie theatres. Later, the movie was released on VHS and Betamax in 1983.

As of March 22, 2011, Trenchcoat was released to iTunes and Amazon.com for digital rental, with the Walt Disney logo being re-attached to the film for the first time since its theatrical release.

Reception

The film was a box office failure, earning a total of $4,304,286 there. Siskel and Ebert named it one of the "Stinkers of 1983". It garnered a 3% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

• Trenchcoat at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Trenchcoat/143130769067980