The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

46% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
38% of users liked it
(14,034 ratings)

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 drawn into a nasty struggle for control of the CIA. Cooper (Dabney Coleman) is the unscrupulous current head honcho of the notorious U.S.… More 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 drawn into a nasty struggle for control of the CIA. Cooper (Dabney Coleman) is the unscrupulous current head honcho of the notorious U.S. agency, Ross (Charles Durning) is his nemesis, and Maddy (Lori Singer) works for Cooper. After Richard the violinist is forced into the picture, Maddy fights off an attraction to the rather dull man, and complications introduce enough gadgetry to fill a James Bond movie, almost. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Stan Dragoti
Written By: Robert Klane
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 19, 1985 Wide
On DVD: Sep 7, 2004
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
Red Shoe is sharp, clever, and witty as hell, ranking among the most likable Hanks films of the 1980s.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Not up to the original version, but it has its moments.
Eric Meyerson, Filmcritic.com
demonstrates an adept touch at story-weaving and squeezing hearty amusement - if not big laughs - from preposterous situations
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Aimless, lifeless comedy from Hanks' phone-it-in period.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
One of Tom Hanks' speed bumps on the way to superstardom.

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Featured Audience Ratings

AJ V

I saw this a long time ago, I don't remember why I didn't like it, I'll have to see it again some time.
Phil H

Good cast in this old Hanks flick much like many old 80's films you find allot of well known faces throughout which does add to the film and gives it a good solid base unlike many new films. The plot isn't too original and the film isn't too exciting but its… More
Good cast in this old Hanks flick much like many old 80's films you find allot of well known faces throughout which does add to the film and gives it a good solid base unlike many new films. The plot isn't too original and the film isn't too exciting but its entertaining enough with Hanks being goofy and lovable as he used to be in the 'Splash' era, James Belushi has afew nice moments and there is some nice fluffy 'action' sequences that give it abit more spice but overall its very tame and dated now of course, nice but weak.
Dean M

An American remake of the French comedy <i>The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe</i> is so funny. Tom Hanks is nearly the whole show. Jim Belushi and Carrie Fisher also provide some hearty laughs.
jay n

sleep inducing so called comedy, well we all have to start somewhere.
xGary X

I have no idea whether this is supposed to be a comedy or a thriller. But it works as neither, so who cares?
danny d

pretty decent flick if you like the old school tom hanks stuff
Cameron J

Likable, yes, though the movie is still slightly confusing in its story, with some periodic dull moments and oddly high sound editing. Still, Hanks is good as usual and his performance is also joined by humor and a fairly good soundtrack in the list of pros. Really, "The Man With… More
Likable, yes, though the movie is still slightly confusing in its story, with some periodic dull moments and oddly high sound editing. Still, Hanks is good as usual and his performance is also joined by humor and a fairly good soundtrack in the list of pros. Really, "The Man With One Red Shoe" isn't the best, but its short but well-filled lengh, confusing but still rather straightfoward premise and other high points make it worth watching on a rainy day.
Dannielle A

Very weird and slightly corny. Also a little confusing.
Leo L

Hilarious!

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Cast

            Tom Hanks as Richard

            Lori Singer as Maddy

            Dabney Coleman as Cooper

            Charles Durning as Ross

            Carrie Fisher as Paula

            Edward Herrmann as Brown

            Irving Metzman as Virdon

            Tom Noonan as Reese

            Gerrit Graham as Carson

            David L. Lander as Stemple

            Ritch Brinkley as Hulse

            Frank Hamilton as Edgar

            Ivy Bethune as Female Patient

            Stephen Bradley as CIA Agent

            Victoria Carroll as Receptionist

            Julius J. Carry III as CIA Agent

            Dortha Duckworth as Natalie

            Patricia Gaul as Mrs. Brown

            Art La Fleur as CIA Agent

            Charles Levin as CIA Dentist

            George Martin as Senate Chairman

            Richard McGonagle as CIA Agent

            Lisa Raggio as Reporter

            Dan Resin as Man in Car

            David Selberg as Reporter

            David Ogden Stiers as The Conductor

            Charles Walker as Reporter

            Dan Ziskie as Young American

            James Belushi as Morris

            Noel de Souza as Officer on Dock

            Damita Jo Freeman as Waitress

            Tom Chiu as Dickie

            C. Richard Clark as Cab Driver

            Tom Rayhall as Sgt. at Arms

            Mark Robman as Dentist

            Sam Sako as Dock Worker

            Jeff Ware as Prof. Chermenko
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