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The life of an eccentric violinist is turned upside down when he is mistaken for a C.I.A. agent.In the midst of an internal power struggle at the CIA, Ross (Durning), chief of one branch of the agency, plays a trick on Cooper (Coleman), chief of a rival branch. Ross picks out a random innocent--a concert violinist named Richard .. Read more

Starring	Tom Hanks, James Belushi, Lori Singer, Dabney Coleman
Director	Stan Dragoti
Genres	Comedy

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- Farcical comedy that rarely achieves the right tempo or timing for its occasional jokes.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  WOW
  
  This film has to be one of Tom Hanks best it is funny, witty, and 100% entertainment for all the familey their are parts of the film children will not ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2005 at 19:51
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  Eccentrically interesting
  
  Quirky and unexpected but kept my interest. Only watch if you like Tom Hanks - if you do you will not be disappointed
  
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  - 31 Aug 2011 at 13:53
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  Love Tom Hanks...
  
  ... but this movie was a disappointment, Tom is great as usual but the story really lacked any enjoyment for me.
  
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  - 21 Apr 2010 at 13:13
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  man with one red shoe
  
  i found this quite funny
  
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  - newent
  - 03 Jan 2009 at 15:38
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  Early Tom Hanks
  
  Nice little film.
  
  No Splash! for sure but still it does have an interesting supporting cast and basic idea. If you've ever wondered where all the... read more »
  
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  - Nelson
  - 31 Dec 2007 at 19:35
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  Not Bad !!!
  
  In this rather routine adaptation of the French hit, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Richard (Tom Hanks) is a bicycling violinist who is innocently ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Mar 2006 at 13:52
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  Like a Little Boy
  
  This is a fun, family, feel-good film! Tom Hanks looks like a little boy in this film, and I love that fact that I've watched him grow up!
  
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  - Orpington, England
  - 22 Nov 2005 at 12:20
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  a tele film
  
  An OK film, watchable without worries of any nasties but a bit lame. On a par with Joe and the Volcano that everyone's seen 100 times but you sit through it... read more »
  
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  - 30 Sep 2005 at 20:43
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  This film has to be one of Tom Hanks best it is funny, witty, and 100% entertainment for all the familey their are parts of the film children will not ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2005 at 19:51
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  :S
  
  I didn't like this very much.
  
  Even though I love Tom Hanks. I think it's a stupid, boring, unfunny film.
  
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  - 22 Jan 2005 at 11:53
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  A training film
  
  The Man With One Red Shoe was originally a french script with similar title, but like many comedy films of that era, was brought to Hollywood, Translated and ... read more »
  
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  WOW
  
  This film has to be one of Tom Hanks best it is funny, witty, and 100% entertainment for all the familey their are parts of the film children will not ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2005 at 19:51
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  A training film
  
  The Man With One Red Shoe was originally a french script with similar title, but like many comedy films of that era, was brought to Hollywood, Translated and ... read more »
  
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- - Marconi
  - N. Yorkshire
  - 08 Jul 2004 at 10:00
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  I didn't like this very much.
  
  Even though I love Tom Hanks. I think it's a stupid, boring, unfunny film.
  
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  - 22 Jan 2005 at 11:53
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  a tele film
  
  An OK film, watchable without worries of any nasties but a bit lame. On a par with Joe and the Volcano that everyone's seen 100 times but you sit through it... read more »
  
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- 155478
- - a customer
  - Shoreham,England
  - 30 Sep 2005 at 20:43
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  Like a Little Boy
  
  This is a fun, family, feel-good film! Tom Hanks looks like a little boy in this film, and I love that fact that I've watched him grow up!
  
  Report this review
- 176938
- - a customer
  - Orpington, England
  - 22 Nov 2005 at 12:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Not Bad !!!
  
  In this rather routine adaptation of the French hit, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Richard (Tom Hanks) is a bicycling violinist who is innocently ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 214221
- - a customer
  - GLASGOW
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 13:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Early Tom Hanks
  
  Nice little film.
  
  No Splash! for sure but still it does have an interesting supporting cast and basic idea. If you've ever wondered where all the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 507853
- - molfluon
  - 11 reviews
  - Nelson
  - 31 Dec 2007 at 19:35
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  man with one red shoe
  
  i found this quite funny
  
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  - newent
  - 03 Jan 2009 at 15:38
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  Love Tom Hanks...
  
  ... but this movie was a disappointment, Tom is great as usual but the story really lacked any enjoyment for me.
  
  Report this review
- 885317
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 21 Apr 2010 at 13:13
- - 0
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  Eccentrically interesting
  
  Quirky and unexpected but kept my interest. Only watch if you like Tom Hanks - if you do you will not be disappointed
  
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- 1035462
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  - 31 Aug 2011 at 13:53

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- Farcical comedy that rarely achieves the right tempo or timing for its occasional jokes.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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- The Man With One Red Shoe
  
  The life of an eccentric violinist is turned upside down when he is mistaken for a C.I.A. agent.
  In the midst of an internal power struggle at the CIA, Ross (Durning), chief of one branch of the agency, plays a trick on Cooper (Coleman), chief of a rival branch. Ross picks out a random innocent--...