Synopsis
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) is an American spy comedy directed by Stan Dragoti, available to watch online on iFILM. Tom Hanks plays Richard, a violinist who steps off a plane wearing one red shoe and one brown one — a prank by a friend who hid everything else in his closet. That single wardrobe mishap turns him into the most surveilled man in Washington.
A corrupt CIA official (Dabney Coleman), desperate to cover his tracks, picks Richard at random and tags him as a mob courier. From that moment, Richard's apartment is wired, his phone is tapped, a beautiful operative (Lori Singer) is sent to get close to him, and a pair of hitmen are put on his trail. Richard notices none of it. He practices violin, gets flustered around women, and finds everyone around him inexplicably helpful. Carrie Fisher, James Belushi, and Charles Durning round out a supporting cast that commits fully to the absurdity.
The film is a Hollywood remake of the 1972 French comedy Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire — the original is drier, the American version leans into Hanks' gift for playing oblivious likability. In 1985 he had not yet become a serious dramatic actor, and this kind of cheerful farce is exactly what that earlier version of his career looked like. Stream The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) online on iFILM.
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