Gone Are the Dayes

Gone Are the Dayes is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired in May 1984 on the Disney Channel as their second feature film.^[2]

Gone Are the Dayes
Genre	Comedy Crime
Written by	Bill Bleich Jim Brecher
Directed by	Gabrielle Beaumont
Starring	Harvey Korman Susan Anspach Robert Hogan
Music by	Jerrold Immel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Tom Leetch
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Richard N. Hannah
Editor	Ernest Milano
Running time	90 minutes
Budget	$2.5 million[1]
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	May 1984 (1984-05)

Plot

When the Daye family goes out for food at a Japanese restaurant, they witness a gangland slaying. A federal agent, named Mitchell, persuades the parents to be witnesses in the trial against the gang boss who ordered the hit.

Cast

• Harvey Korman as Charlie Mitchell^[3]
• Susan Anspach as Phyllis Daye^[3]
• Robert Hogan as Harry Daye^[3]
• Nate Esformes as Papa Delgado
• Joe Cortese as Frank Delgado
• Victoria Carroll as Gilda Fleming
• Bibi Besch as District Attorney
• Joshua Bryant as Fred Cooper
• Mary Jo Catlett as Marge
• David Glasser as Ricky Daye^[3]
• Sharee Gregory as Melissa Daye^[3]
• Justin Lord as Don
• Steven Hirsch as Joe
• Elizabeth Savage as Nurse #1
• Ted Gehring as Cook
• Julius Harris as Man #1

Release & reception

Gone Are the Dayes was released by Walt Disney Home Video through VHS and Betamax in December 1984.^[3][4] Disney Channel president James P. Jimirro remarked that the film was "received very well - strongly enough to encourage us to move forward vigorously with additional movies."^[5]