Jimmy the Kid
Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat. It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs,[2] and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures. Following 1981's On the Right Track, it was the second theatrical film release starring Coleman.[3]
Jimmy the Kid
Jimmy the Kid novel by Donald E. Westlake
Ronald Jacobs
Dennis Dalzell
- November 12, 1982
85 minutes
United States
English
$5 million or $2.6 million[1]
Production[edit]
The film was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Donald E. Westlake. It was the third book of Westlake's Dortmunder series.[4] One of the shooting locations was Bob Hope's Malibu Canyon plantation.[5]
Release[edit]
Jimmy the Kid was released in theatres on November 12, 1982. In the Lawrence Journal-World, a national newspaper advertisement used in November 1982 to advertise release of film.[12] Jimmy the Kid was released on VHS.[13]