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Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster home to the next, who is also determined to be the best Cub Scout ever.
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Audiences 59GoodWatch 67
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for family movies, +5 min on the typical 95
typical 95100Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Released
1980
September 30, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
FamilyComedyDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 18 more28 people
- Gary ColemanJoey Seymour
- Katherine HelmondPearl Bartlett
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteUncle Toby 'Nuncle' Bartlett
- Pat O'BrienMr. Caboose
- Harry MorganMr. Briggs
- ETEric TaslitzGrogan
- Meeno PeluceBig Ace
- MKMarcello KrakoffLittle Ace
- John LouiePatrick
- Angela CartwrightAlfredo's Mom
Lauren ChapinAce's Mom
Jay NorthGrogan's Dad
Paul PetersenAce's Dad
Joanna MooreMs. Odom
Peter HobbsThe President- WPWesley PfenningMs. Lopes
Robert TrujilloBoy Scout #1
Basil HoffmanAlexander
Rance HowardThe Captain
Al FannMr. Prewett- SOShelley OlodortLinda
- JBJean BusadaNewswoman
Jim BeggScoutmaster
Hope ClarkeMrs. Prewett
Directing · 1
- Henry Levin Director
Writing · 1
- Bennett Foster Teleplay
Production · 2
- Jimmy Hawkins Executive Producer
- Jim Begg Producer
Camera · 1
- Gary Graver Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ed Cotter Editor
Sound · 1
- Mike Post Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Bryan Ryman Art Direction
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