Goin' Coconuts

Goin' Coconuts
Directed by	Howard Morris
Written by	William Mark Daniels Raymond Harvey
Produced by	John Cutts
Starring	Donny Osmond Marie Osmond Herb Edelman Kenneth Mars Ted Cassidy Marc Lawrence Khigh Dhiegh Harold Sakata Jack Collins Danny Wells Charles Walker Tommy Fujiwara
Cinematography	Frank Phillips
Edited by	Frank Bracht
Music by	Nelson Riddle Ed Forsyth
Production company	Inter Planetary Pictures
Distributed by	Osmond Entertainment
Release dates	October 6, 1978 (1978-10-06) (Hawaii) October 17, 1978 (1978-10-17) (wide)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Goin' Coconuts is a 1978 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Donny and Marie Osmond. The feature film was released in theaters by Columbia Pictures on October 17, 1978. It was both a critical and commercial failure. Shooting took place in Oahu, Hawaii from March 31 to May 1978.

Synopsis

While performing in concert with Donny in Hawaii, Marie acquires a lovely necklace, unaware that it's coveted by a group of thieves and by a mysterious woman. Plenty of trouble soon follows, with Donny and Marie getting into one jam after another.

Cast

• Donny Osmond as Donny
• Marie Osmond as Marie
• Herb Edelman as Sid
• Kenneth Mars as Kruse
• Ted Cassidy as Mickey
• Marc Lawrence as Webster
• Khigh Dhiegh as Wong
• Harold Sakata as Ito
• Jack Collins as Charlie
• Danny Wells as Al
• Charles Walker as Jake
• Tommy Fujiwara as Alecki

Soundtrack

Untitled

Goin' Coconuts soundtrack was released on vinyl, cassette tape and 8-track tape by Polydor Records in October 1978. It earned platinum status, despite the film doing poorly at the box office. The first single release, "On the Shelf", was a U.S. Top 40 hit during November 1978 (Billboard #38, AC #25). The song also charted in Canada, reaching #60 on the pop singles chart and spending two weeks at #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Shelf" (Steve Voice, Peter Yellowstone)	3:58
2.	"Don't Play With the One Who Loves You" (Michael Lloyd)	2:27
3.	"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Simon Napier-Bell, Vicki Wickham)	3:00
4.	"Baby Now That I've Found You" (Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod)	3:04
5.	"Gimme Some Time" (Paul Harrison)	2:54
6.	"Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)	2:51
7.	"You Bring Me Sunshine" (Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond)	2:32
8.	"Fallin' In Love Again" (Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond)	2:19
9.	"Doctor Dancin'" (Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond)	3:09
10.	"You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry)	3:20
11.	"May Tomorrow Be a Perfect Day" (Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond)	0:51

External links

• Goin' Coconuts at IMDb
• Goin' Coconuts at the TCM Movie Database
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