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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	April 17, 1981;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Box office	$1,250,000

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

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

^ 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.

External links

Improper Channels at IMDb

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[1] 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

[2] "Laughs wrapped in red tape". The Globe and Mail, April 17, 1981.

[3] "Improper Channels". The New York Times, May 22, 1981.

[4] "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982.

[5] "Ticket To Heaven top movie". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 1982.

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