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Touch and Go (1986 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Touch and Go' is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Michael Keaton, Mara Conchita Alonso and Ajay Naidu.
Plot
Bobby Barbato (Michael Keaton) is a pro ice hockey player in Chicago. As always, he expects cheering crowds and beautiful women coming after him. But one day, a gang of youths begin to mug him but he manages to fend them off and then catches the youngest member of the gang, Louis DeLeon (Ajay Naidu). He then gives Louis a ride home and meets the boy's mother, a Hispanic woman named Denise (Mara Conchita Alonso). After a fight, Bobby moves on with his life but then he and Denise begin to fall for each other and Louis eventually becomes close friends with the hockey player.
Cast
* Michael Keaton as Bobby Barbato
* Mara Conchita Alonso as Denise DeLeon
* Ajay Naidu as Louis DeLeon
* John Reilly as Jerry Pepper
* Lara Jill Miller as Courtney
* Cynthia Cypert as 2nd Girl in Bar
Production
The film was wrapped in late 1984 and intended for a 1985 release but then shelved, due to a change of studio representationfrom Universal to Tri-Staras well as extensive rescoring and reassembling of promotional ads during post-production. It was then released in late 1986.
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