Gone Are the Dayes explained

Genre:Comedy
Crime
Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
Producer:Tom Leetch
Starring:Harvey Korman
Susan Anspach
Robert Hogan
Location:Los Angeles
Music:Jerrold Immel
Cinematography:Richard N. Hannah
Editor:Ernest Milano
Network:Disney Channel
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$2.5 million[1]

Gone Are the Dayes is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired in May 1984 on the Disney Channel as their second feature film.[2]

Plot

When the Daye family goes out for food at a Japanese restaurant, they witness a gangland slaying. A federal agent, named Mitchell, persuades the parents to be witnesses in the trial against the gang boss who ordered the hit.

Cast

Release & reception

Gone Are the Dayes was released by Walt Disney Home Video through VHS and Betamax in December 1984.[3] [4] Disney Channel president James P. Jimirro remarked that the film was "received very well - strongly enough to encourage us to move forward vigorously with additional movies."[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cable TV Notes; The Disney Channel has an Expensive First Year. Steve Knoll. New York Times. April 29, 1984. 28. the company is producing its own made-for- cable motion pictures, with an average budget of $2 million to $3 million..
  2. Message from the President of the Disney Channel. Disney Channel. April 1984. 1 & 35.
  3. Paramount Disney Titles In B. Dalton Bookstore test. Tony Seideman. Billboard. November 10, 1984. 96. 45. 31.
  4. Timeliness, Low Prices Mark Home Video Releases. Gregory Dobrin, Rusty Cutchin. Cashbox. October 20, 1984.
  5. News: Disney Channel Sticks to Family Fare. Steve Schneider. New York Times. October 7, 1984. 26.