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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 10881
Released: September 7, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In this hilarious undercover comedy, violinist Richard Drew (Hanks) is mistaken for a spy after wearing one red shoe and triggers a game of rivalry between two feuding CIA bosses (Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman). Though Richard is mugged, shot at and chased, he remains unaware that he is an object of suspicion and even falls in love with the agent (Lori Singer) who's trailing him. Meanwhile, his friend's (Jim Belushi) love-starved wife (Carrie Fisher) has designs on him as well.
Description of The Man with One Red Shoe:
Adapted from a popular French comedy-thriller, The Man with One Red Shoe follows a concert violinist (Tom Hanks) used as a patsy in a conflict between two rival factions of the CIA. Singled out at the airport solely because he's wearing mismatched shoes, Hanks is henceforth believed to be a mole with important information; a rogue crew of agents follows him, searches his apartment, and even seduces him in order to find out what he knows. At the same time, loyal agents--who also believe he's a mole--follow and protect him from predation by the rogues. Lori Singer plays a beautiful blonde spy with a conscience and an astonishing backless dress; Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, and Edward Herrmann are agents trying to second-guess each other; Jim Belushi plays Hanks's best friend, a jealous percussionist, and Carrie Fisher plays Belushi's wife, a flautist who's infatuated with Hanks and wants him to make some jungle love. Hanks plays it straight and is reliably pleasant. In the hands of Hitchcock, this might have generated some real suspense; as it is, it's amusing with some good twists, some weak gags, and one remarkable bicycle stunt. --Bret Fetzer
The Man with One Red Shoe Reviews:
Hanks is splendid 
2009-11-02 - Early Tom Hanks movie. Loved it beginning to end.
Highly recommend. Another of his great funny ones was 'BIG'.
Great comedy
2009-06-07 - This is one of the earlier Tom Hanks movies. While the plot is thin and silly, I laughed frequently during the movie. I love comedy, but only know of a few that really make me laugh.
Enjoyable Comedy! 
2009-04-01 - This is a very cute movie about a mistaken identity and the power struggle between two rival men in power. A musician- Richard Drew- is randomly picked as the target because he's wearing one red shoe- his friend hid his other one- and the rest of the movie follows him as everyone else follows him. Little things like the fake peanuts his friend (of the red-shoe trick) slips him become objects of obsession for the agents following him. There are also several hysterical scenes where a sexy female agent tries varied tricks to get him to reveal his secrets...except he *has* no information and so doesn't reveal anything- but gets a reputation as a cool operator for not losing his head and saying anything. Watching his friend think he's going insane as he spots (and is knocked out) by the agents following Richard while Richard is oblivious is very funny; some of the best scenes in the movie!
All in all the movie is very cute! Although it's funny and generally clean, there are some scenes I wouldn't let young kids watch (escpecially if they're acute).
Fast Delivery, Great Movie
2009-01-23 - good, fast delivery. i've loved the movie since I was a kid and it was great to find it on dvd.
A decent comedy
2009-01-15 - I have always liked this film.
I saw it in the theater in 1985.
Not perfect, did NOT do well at the box office. A forgotten film now a days.
Tom got top billing after "Splash".
First time Carrie & Tom worked together.
There are 3 scenes in the film I have always enjoyed & will watch more than once.
No extras on the DVD, of course, since the film was not a box office or critical success.
Some scenes where stunt people were used that OBVIOUSLY you can tell it was NOT the actor in question. Carrie (Paula) going out the window of Tom (Richard's) apartment.
Good to have the option to watch it widescreen.
