Davey Osborne is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack. One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called "Cloak & Dagger" to him before he dies. When the police come, the body is gone, and no one will believe him, including his father, Col. Hal Osborne. Soon Davey finds himself up to his neck in hairbreadth escapes, real bullets, and slam-bang action as the hitmen close in. Can jack save him before time runs out? Cloak & Dagger stars Henry Thomas of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Dabney Coleman in a dual role of Jack and Davey's father, and Michael Murphy.

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Cloak & Dagger (1984)

PG

Family/Action/Adventure/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 41m · 8/10/1984

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Davey Osborne is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack. One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called "Cloak & Dagger" to him before he dies. When the police come, the body is gone, and no one will believe him, including his father, Col. Hal Osborne. Soon Davey finds himself up to his neck in hairbreadth escapes, real bullets, and slam-bang action as the hitmen close in. Can jack save him before time runs out? Cloak & Dagger stars Henry Thomas of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Dabney Coleman in a dual role of Jack and Davey's father, and Michael Murphy.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$9,719,952
Source
Cast
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Henry Thomas

Davey Osborne
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Dabney Coleman

Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
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Michael Murphy

Rice
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Christina Nigra

Kim Gardener
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John McIntire

George MacCready
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Jeanette Nolan

Eunice MacCready
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Eloy Casados

Alvarez
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Tim Rossovich

Haverman
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William Forsythe

Morris (as Bill Forsythe)
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Robert DoQui

Lt. Fleming
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Shelby Leverington

Marilyn Gardener
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Linden Chiles

Airport Security Chief
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Robert Curtin

Murdoch
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William Marquez

Airport Security Guard #1
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Wendell Wright

Airport Security Guard #2
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Doris Hargrave

Woman in Cafe
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Gary Moody

Man in Cafe
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Eleese Lester

Woman on Boat
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John Edson

1st Man on Boat (as John P. Edson Jr.)
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Charles Beall

Alamo Guard
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Norman Bennett

Texan
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Corey Rand

Building Security Guard
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Nicholas Guest

Taxi Driver
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Karen Leigh Hopkins

Receptionist
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Tammy Hyler

Check-in Clerk
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Stuart MacGregor

Alamo Guard #2
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Alvaro Rojas Jr.

Boat Captain
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Robert Traynor

Ticket Agent
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Steven Fromholz

2nd Man on Boat (as Steve Fromholtz)
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Berkley Garrett

Bus Driver
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Gene Ross

Bus Driver #2
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Louie Anderson

Taxi Driver #2
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Earl Houston Bullock

Navigator
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Al Gomez

Ground Crewman
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Aubrey Woods

F.B.I. Agent (uncredited)
Crew
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Richard Franklin

Director
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Tom Holland

Writer
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Cornell Woolrich

Writer
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Nancy Dowd

Writer
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