A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 17, 1981
Original Title:
Improper Channels
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Crown International Pictures
Paragon Motion Pictures
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
CA: PG
Runtime: 92
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
Art Direction:
Ninkey Dalton
Charles Dunlop
Associate Producer:
Mike Burns
Casting:
Maria Armstrong
Ali Karnick
Director:
Eric Till
Director of Photography:
Anthony B. Richmond
Editor:
Thom Noble
Executive Producer:
Jon Slan
Original Music Composer:
Micky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon
Producer:
Morrie Ruvinsky
Alfred Pariser
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