Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat. It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs, and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures. Following 1981's On the Right Track, it was the second theatrical film release starring Coleman. Cast Gary Coleman as Jimmy Paul Le Mat as John Dortmunder Ruth Gordon as Bernice Dee Wallace as May Cleavon Little as Herb Don Adams as Harry Walker Pat Morita as Maurice Fay Hauser as Nina Avery Schreiber as Dr. Stevens Walter Olkewicz as Kelp Production The film was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Donald E. Westlake. It was the third book of Westlake's Dortmunder series. One of the shooting locations was Bob Hope's Malibu Canyon plantation. Reception Jimmy the Kid grossed $5 million at the box office.