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1984 American film
Kidco
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Ronald F. Maxwell
Written by
Bennett Tramer
Produced by
Frank Yablans David Niven, Jr.
Starring
Scott Schwartz
Clifton James
Cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Edited by
David E. McKenna
Music by
Michael Small
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
April 13, 1984 (1984-04-13)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4 million[1]
Box office
$125-500,000[1]
Kidco is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and starring Scott Schwartz, Clifton James, Charles Hallahan, Maggie Blye, and Vincent Schiavelli.
Although the premise sounds far-fetched, the film was based on the 1979 purchase of the public land in Gorda, California by Kidco Limited Ventures, a corporation owned by four children, all minors from Ramona, California, who were heirs of the family that owned the Cessna Aircraft company.[2] After funding the company, $500,000 was invested as a tax shelter to purchase the town's land. At the time, Dickie Cessna was 14 years old and the other three siblings were June (16), Bette (13) and Nene (11).[3][4] After the Cessna children were paid for the filming rights, a dramatized version of the events was made and distributed by 20th Century.
^ ab"'Kidco': The Right-Wing Children's Movie That Shouldn't Be Forgotten". Filmschoolrejects.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"Life Is Mellow in a Town Owned by Four Youths; Came Here to Be Left Alone Town Bought as Tax Shelter", The New York Times, November 6, 1980, pA16
^"A Place of Their Own", photo in Pittsburgh Press, June 6, 1979, pA-6
^Kidco Isn't Kid Stuff— Children's Company Is Big Business Now", by Cilla Brown, Los Angeles Times, April 22, 1979, pI-12
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