Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 28, 1981
Release Date
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 28, 1981
Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Arkin
Flash
Carol Burnett
Emily 'Chu Chu'
Jack Warden
The Commander
Danny Aiello
Johnson
Adam Arkin
Charlie
Danny Glover
Morgan
Sid Haig
Vince
Vincent Schiavelli
B.J.
Ruth Buzzi
Consuelo
Vito Scotti
Vittorio
Lou Jacobi
Landlord
Barbara Dana
Betty / Screenplay
Scott Beach
Harry
Geoff Hoyle
Clem
Morgan Upton
Butts
Neile Adams
Car Woman
Maurice Jarre
Composer
Tony Arkin
Puppeteer
Francine Lembi
Poet
Dabbs Greer
Wally
John Stean
Snyder
Jerry Anderson
Mr. Sitro
Arnold Johnson
Bum
Ray Reinhardt
Russian
Sammy Warren
Cat Man
Steven Hirsch
Car Man
Jim Haynie
Hot Dog Man #1
Eugene Choy
Hot Dog Man #2
Ralph Chesse
Hot Dog Man #3
Jennifer Ann Lee
Ticket Lady
Max Grodénchik
Frankie
Valerie Caplan
Little Girl
Matthew Hautau
Little Boy
Jeanne Lauren
Mime
Carl Arena
Mime
Daniel Forrest
Mime
Matthew Arkin
erby
Addington Wise
Bald Man
David Lowell Rich
Director
Jay Weston
Producer
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor
Tony Wade
Production Manager / Associate Producer
Richard O. Helmer
Special Effects
Bob Mackie
Costume Design
Dorothea Long
Hairstylist
Stephen Abrums
Key Makeup Artist
Jeffrey Hamilton
Makeup Artist
Mike Salamunovich
First Assistant Director
Details.
Release Date
August 28, 1981
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 32m
Content Rating
PG
Filming Locations
San Francisco, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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caper
bum
dance instructor
street performer
documents
Wiki.
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash is a 1981 American comedy film starring Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin and Danny Aiello. It was directed by David Lowell Rich and produced by Jay Weston, with the screenplay being written by Arkin's wife, Barbara Dana. Arkin plays a down-on-his-luck former baseball player and Burnett plays a Carmen Miranda-style performer.
It was released in 1981 by 20th Century Fox. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. Many of the scenes, particularly the exterior scenes of Chu Chu's home, were filmed in San Francisco's Potrero Hill district.
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