Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Lowell Rich |
| Screenplay by | Barbara Dana |
| Story by | Henry Barrow |
| Produced by | Jay Weston |
| Starring | Alan Arkin Carol Burnett Jack Warden Ruth Buzzi Adam Arkin Danny Aiello Danny Glover Sid Haig Vincent Schiavelli Vito Scotti Lou Jacobi Barbara Dana Scott Beach Geoff Hoyle Morgan Upton |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
| Edited by | Argyle Nelson |
| Music by | Pete Rugolo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | August 28, 1981 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[1] |
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash is a 1981 comedy film starring Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin and Danny Aiello.[2] It was released in 1981 by 20th Century Fox. Arkin plays a down-on-his-luck former baseball player and Burnett plays a Carmen Miranda-style performer. The film had received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. The film was directed by David Lowell Rich.[2]
Many of the scenes, particularly the exterior scenes of Chu Chu's home, were filmed in San Francisco's Potrero Hill district.
Plot
Once a big-league baseball player known as the Philly Flash, he is now broke and a drunk, reduced to a life on the street, washing car windshields for spare change or trying to sell stolen wristwatches to passersby.
Emily, in her alter ego as "Chu Chu," is a street performer and one-woman band. She gives music lessons in her small apartment, but isn't successful at it.
One day, a man drops his briefcase and Chu Chu retrieves it. She and the Flash discover it is filled with government documents, so they scheme to return it to its rightful owner but only if they can get $50 for their trouble, maybe even more. They get trouble, all right, with a variety of agents coming after them to get the documents back.
Cast
- Alan Arkin as Philly Flash
- Carol Burnett as Emily "Chu Chu" Laedecker
- Jack Warden as The Commander
- Danny Aiello as Johnson
- Adam Arkin as Charlie
- Danny Glover as Morgan
- Sid Haig as Vince
- Vincent Schiavelli as B.J.
- Ruth Buzzi as Consuelo
- Vito Scotti as Vittorio
- Lou Jacobi as Landlord
- Barbara Dana as Betty
- Scott Beach as Harry
- Geoff Hoyle as Clem
- Morgan Upton as Butts
- Neile McQueen as Car Woman
- Tony Arkin as Puppeteer
- Franchine Lembi as Poet
- Dabbs Greer as Wally
- John Steadman as Snyder
- Jerry Anderson as Mr. Sitro
- Arnold Johnson as Bum
- Ray Reinhardt as Russian
- Sammy Warren as Cat Man
- Steven Hirsch as Car Man
- Jim Haynie as Hot Dog Man #1
- Eugene G. Choy as Hot Dog Man #2
- Ralph Cheese as Hot Dog Man #3
- Jennifer Ann Lee as Ticket Lady
References
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p259
- ^ a b "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
External links
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash at IMDb
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash at the TCM Movie Database
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash at AllMovie
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