Touch and Go

R

Released Aug 22, 1986

1 hr. 41 min.

Drama

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250+ Ratings

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A professional hockey player, Bobby Barbato (Michael Keaton) makes an unexpected turn in his life when a gang of young thugs tries to rob him. Bobby manages to scare them off, but not before nabbing one of the troublemakers, Louis DeLeon (Ajay Naidu). Bobby decides to give the kid a ride home and meets his single mother, Denise (Maria Conchita Alonso). Despite their differences, Bobby begins a romance with Denise and slowly earns the respect of Louis.

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Steve D

Cute enough thanks to Keaton's normal strong work.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/06/23

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Earlish Michael Keaton starring role as hockey star Bobby "the Hornet" Barbato of the Chicago Eagles who ends up in an unlikely romance with the mother of the tween-aged boy who tried to mug him along with some older hoodlums. Frankly the youngster is disobedient and foul mouthed and doesn't present much of a sympathetic figure needed for this film to work. A sports star like the Hornet would never realistically stick around for this dysfunction.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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An unlikely connection of hockey player and single mom. Keaton and Alonso are okay but the obnoxious kid leaves this film short-handed and killing off too many penalties. Oldtime LA Kings fans may enjoy one-time King Vic Venasky back on the ice.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Scarface is playing in the theaters when this was filmed...wow!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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a michael keaton guilty pleasure of mine...i thought he did good in this, loved the cheesy 80's synth soundtrack. and i liked the funny chemistry between Michael and the kid. but yea, it was kinda bad. so what.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Sports, sex, and lots of saxophone music. Apparently that was all you needed to have a project greenlit in the 1980s.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Robert Mandel

Director

Michael Keaton

Bobby Barbato

Maria Conchita Alonso

Denise DeLeon

Ajay Naidu

Louis DeLeon

Maria Tucci

Dee Dee

Max Wright

Lester

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It tells a heart-warming story with lots of energy, and it has a nice, off-the-wall edge to its characters.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Treacly and tiresome.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 27, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2005

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Synopsis

A professional hockey player, Bobby Barbato (Michael Keaton) makes an unexpected turn in his life when a gang of young thugs tries to rob him. Bobby manages to scare them off, but not before nabbing one of the troublemakers, Louis DeLeon (Ajay Naidu). Bobby decides to give the kid a ride home and meets his single mother, Denise (Maria Conchita Alonso). Despite their differences, Bobby begins a romance with Denise and slowly earns the respect of Louis.

Director: Robert Mandel
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M

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