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Very funny and another early role for kurt russell who plays the. A lowlevel television executive finds himself climbing the corporate ladder when he discovers a pet. Theres another staple of the live action disney film from this era and even dating back to walts time. Familie komedie film geregisseerd door robert butler. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studios top dog, he makes a careerchanging discovery. Released 1971, the barefoot executive stars kurt russell, joe flynn, wally cox, harry morgan the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and. Strongest man in the world, the computer wore tennis shoes. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studios top dog, he makes a. Available on itunes in the great disney tradition of wild family fun, a young kurt russell stars as steven post an ambitious mail room clerk at a secondrate tv network. Mar 16, 2012 the barefoot executive trailer duration. Kurt russell, joe flynn, harry morgan, wally cox en heather north. Steve kurt russell discovers that raffles the chimp, newly adopted by his girlfriend jenn heather north, has strong preferences about tv in the barefoot executive, 1971. The barefoot executive 1971 enthusiastic mailroom clerk steven post kurt russell hassles the uppity director of programming, francis wilbanks joe flynn, on.
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