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Goin' Coconuts
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Wikipedia article
'Goin' Coconuts' is a 1978 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Donny and Marie Osmond. The feature film was released in theaters on October 18, 1978. It was both a critical and commercial failure. Shooting took place in Oahu, Hawaii from March 31 to May 1978, during the annual production hiatus for the Osmonds' variety TV series. It was Ted Cassidy's final film appearance before his death in January 1979 (although he continued to amass a number of animation-voiceover credits).
Donny and Marie chose to film 'Goin' Coconuts' instead of accepting roles in the film 'Grease', which was being filmed at the same time (Marie was to play Sandy, and Donny the Teen Angel); they chose 'Goin' Coconuts' mainly out of belief that the project was more family-friendly.[https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/grease-facts/story?id=36550893 7 'Grease' Facts You May Not Have Known]
Synopsis
While performing in concert with Donny in Hawaii, Marie acquires a lovely necklace, unaware that it's coveted by a group of thieves and by a mysterious woman. Plenty of trouble soon follows, with Donny and Marie getting into one jam after another.
Cast
*Donny Osmond as Donny
*Marie Osmond as Marie
*Herb Edelman as Sid
*Kenneth Mars as Kruse
*Ted Cassidy as Mickey
*Marc Lawrence as Webster
*Khigh Dhiegh as Wong
*Harold Sakata as Ito
*Jack Collins as Charlie
*Danny Wells as Al
*Charles Walker as Jake
*Tommy Fujiwara as Alecki
Soundtrack
The 'Goin' Coconuts' soundtrack was released on LP, cassette tape and 8-track tape by Polydor Records in October 1978. It earned platinum status, despite the film doing poorly at the box office.
The first and only single release, "On the Shelf", was a U.S. Top 40 hit during November 1978 (Billboard #38, AC #25). The song also charted in Canada, reaching #60 on the pop singles chart and spending two weeks at #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album also included "May Tomorrow Be a Perfect Day", which the Osmonds sang to close each episode of their TV series.
The album was released by 7t / Cherry Red Records out of the UK on a two-for-one CD in 2014. It was paired with Donny & Marie's 1977 album "Winning Combination."
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