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| name = Improper Channels<br />
| image = Improper channels.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Eric Till]]<br />
| writer = [[Adam Arkin]]<br />Morrie Ruvinsky<br />Ian Sutherland<br />
| producer = Alfred Pariser<br />Morrie Ruvinsky<br />Jon Slan<br />
| starring = [[Alan Arkin]]<br />[[Mariette Hartley]]<br />Monica Parker<br />Harry Ditson<br />Sarah Stevens<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = [[Anthony B. Richmond]]<br />
| editing = [[Thom Noble]]<br />
| music = [[Micky Erbe]]<br />[[Maribeth Solomon]]<br />
| distributor = [[Crown International Pictures]]<br />Saguenay Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1981|4|17}}<br />
| runtime = 92 minutes<br />
| country = Canada<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = $1,250,000<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/297/mode/1up|title= American film distribution : the changing marketplace|last=Donahue|first= Suzanne Mary|year=1987 |publisher=UMI Research Press |page=297|isbn= 9780835717762}} Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada</ref><br />
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'''''Improper Channels''''' is a Canadian [[comedy-drama]] film, directed by [[Eric Till]]. Its copyright year is listed as 1979, but it was not released until 1981.<ref>"Laughs wrapped in red tape". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 17, 1981.</ref><br />
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The film stars [[Alan Arkin]] as architect Jeff Martley, and [[Mariette Hartley]] as his estranged wife Diana. After their daughter Nancy suffers a mild injury as the result of a car accident, a zealous social worker (Monica Parker) wrongly accuses him of [[child abuse]] and takes custody of the girl.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/22/movies/improper-channels.html "Improper Channels"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 22, 1981.</ref><br />
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The film received four nominations at the [[3rd Genie Awards]] in 1982. These were for [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor|Best Foreign Actor]] (Arkin), [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress|Best Foreign Actress]] (Hartley), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] ([[Adam Arkin]], Morrie Ruvinsky and Ian Sutherland) and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] (Ninkey Dalton and Charles Dunlop).<ref>"Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 4, 1982.</ref> Arkin won the award for Best Foreign Actor.<ref>"Ticket To Heaven top movie". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 5, 1982.</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Alan Arkin]] as Jeffrey Martley<br />
* [[Mariette Hartley]] as Diana Martley<br />
* Monica Parker as Gloria Washburn<br />
* Harry Ditson as Harold Clevish<br />
* Sarah Stevens as Nancy Martley<br />
* Danny Higham as Jack<br />
* Leslie Yeo as Fred<br />
* [[Richard W. Farrell]] as Fraser<br />
* [[Ruth Springford]] as Mrs. Wharton<br />
* [[Martin Yan]] as Hu<br />
* [[Tony Rosato]] as Dr. Arpenthaler<br />
* [[Philip Akin]] as Cop<br />
* [[Harvey Atkin]] as Sergeant<br />
* Richard Blackburn as Fraser's Assistant<br />
* [[Eugene Clark (actor)|Eugene Clark]] as Security Guard #1<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0082552|title=Improper Channels}}<br />
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{{Eric Till}}<br />
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[[Category:1981 films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]<br />
[[Category:1981 comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1981 independent films]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian independent films]]<br />
[[Category:Crown International Pictures films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about children]]<br />
[[Category:Films about families]]<br />
[[Category:Films about miscarriage of justice]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Eric Till]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Maribeth Solomon]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Micky Erbe]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in hospitals]]<br />
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Canadian films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language independent films]]<br />
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