Improper Channels
| Improper Channels | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Written by | Adam Arkin Morrie Ruvinsky Ian Sutherland |
| Produced by | Alfred Pariser Morrie Ruvinsky Jon Slan |
| Starring | Alan Arkin Mariette Hartley Monica Parker Harry Ditson Sarah Stevens |
| Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | Micky Erbe Maribeth Solomon |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures Saguenay Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,250,000[1] |
Improper Channels is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Eric Till and released in 1981.[2]
The film stars Alan Arkin as an architect named Jeff Martley, and Mariette Hartley as his estranged wife Diana. After their daughter Nancy is mildly injured in a car accident, an overzealous social worker (Monica Parker) wrongly accuses him of child abuse, and takes custody of the child away.[3]
The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982, for Best Foreign Actor (Arkin), Best Foreign Actress (Hartley), Best Original Screenplay (Adam Arkin, Morrie Ruvinsky and Ian Sutherland) and Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ninkey Dalton and Charles Dunlop).[4] Arkin won the award for Best Foreign Actor.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Alan Arkin as Jeffrey Martley
- Mariette Hartley as Diana Martley
- Monica Parker as Gloria Washburn
- Harry Ditson as Harold Clevish
- Sarah Stevens as Nancy Martley
- Danny Higham as Jack
- Leslie Yeo as Fred
- Richard W. Farrell as Fraser
- Ruth Springford as Mrs. Wharton
- Martin Yan as Hu
- Tony Rosato as Dr. Arpenthaler
- Philip Akin as Cop
- Harvey Atkin as Sergeant
- Richard Blackburn as Fraser's Assistant
- Eugene Clark as Security Guard #1
References
[edit]- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "Laughs wrapped in red tape". The Globe and Mail, April 17, 1981.
- ^ "Improper Channels". The New York Times, May 22, 1981.
- ^ "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982.
- ^ "Ticket To Heaven top movie". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 1982.
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