THE BAREFOOT EXECUTIVE

 

Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan

Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Robert Butler

Rated G; 96 minutes; 1971

 

A young man who works in the mailroom at a TV network wants to move up the corporate ladder but finds himself stymied by his selfish boss. By chance he discovers that his neighbor's chimpanzee has a knack for picking successful TV programs. He uses the chimp's programming skills to land himself a job in the programming department of the network.