Improper Channels

1981 Canadian film

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 (1981-04-17)

Running time

| 92 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| English
Box office| $1,250,000[1]

Improper Channels is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Eric Till. Its copyright year is listed as 1979, but it was not released until 1981.[2]

The film stars Alan Arkin as architect Jeff Martley, and Mariette Hartley as his estranged wife Diana. After their daughter Nancy suffers a mild injury as the result of a car accident, a zealous social worker (Monica Parker) wrongly accuses him of child abuse and takes custody of the girl.[3]

The film received four nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982. These were 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

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Improper Channels at IMDb

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Films directed by Eric Till

* A Great Big Thing (1968)
* Hot Millions (1968)
* The Walking Stick (1970)
* A Fan's Notes (1972)
* It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977)
* An American Christmas Carol (1979)
* Wild Horse Hank (1979)
* Improper Channels (1981)
* If You Could See What I Hear (1982)
* Shocktrauma (1982)
* Bridge to Terabithia (1985)
* The Christmas Toy (1986)
* Turning to Stone (1986)
* A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
* Glory Enough for All (1988)
* A Nest of Singing Birds (1988)
* The Challengers (1989)
* Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (1990)
* Clarence (1990)
* To Catch a Killer (1992)
* Oh, What a Night (1992)
* Pit Pony (1997)
* Win, Again! (1999)
* Duct Tape Forever (2002)
* Luther (2003)

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