Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Larry Elikann |
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| Writer: | Art Wallace |
| Staring: |
| Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 12, 1981 |
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| Director: | Larry Elikann |
| Writer: | Art Wallace |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, TV Movie |
| Keywords | hot air balloon, balloon |
| Production Companies | Daniel Wilson Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Albertson | Charlie Bartlett |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Susan O'Neill |
| John Reilly | Wes Cummings |
| Slim Pickens | Ben Khlover |
| William Bogert | Alfred Lawson |
| Pat Cooper | Uncle Mike |
| Bert Freed | Carlo |
| Anne Seymour | Mrs. Lawson |
| William Sadler | Joey |
| Moosie Drier | Morris O'Neill |
| Laurence Haddon | Sam Spade |
| Jack Knight | Police Sergeant |
| Morgan Farley | Fraiser (as Morgan Farlay) |
| Robert Lussier | Clerk |
| Stack Pierce | Lucas |
| Jack Collins | Sgt. Squire |
| Edward Ansara | Gardener |
| Irvin Mosley Jr. | Morgan (as Irvin Mosley) |
| Jack O'Leary | Grant |
| Claude Traverse | Mallox |
| Angela Aames | Gangster's Moll (uncredited) |
| Luther Fear | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Paul Morgan | Trucker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Glenn Paxton | Music |
| Dennis Dalzell | Director of Photography |
| Peter Parasheles | Editor |
| Larry Elikann | Director |
| Art Wallace | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joanne Curley-Kerner | Associate Producer |
| Daniel Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Fran Sears | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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