Kenny & Company

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Kenny & Company

This is a wonderful film about the life of a young boy, his best friends and their adventures on Halloween night. Both sensitive and hilarious, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the everyday exploits of 12- year-olds Kenny, Mike and especially the younger kid next door, Sherman. Reminiscent of Truffaut's "Small Change", this is a film which brought back many memories of my own youth.

I was very young when I saw this film. I viewed it on ON TV in the 70's. I told my wife about this film but could never even find it listed. I checked everywhere. This film typifies life in the seventies. Me and my friends had nothing to do back then,just like this film demonstrates, we had to find things to do. It has made a lasting impression on me. If anyone reading this has a chance to view this film I urge you to watch. Its not spectacular, its seventies,back then nothing was spectacular. All I remember is laughing throughout the whole movie. I don't even remember seeing a trailer. I would have to rank this film up their with Billy Jack.

I cant believe i finally found this movie!!! This is and will always be my favorite movie and i don't know why. I loved it back then when i was 8 and it pops into my head every now and then.i know it sounds crazy but its the truth.the one part i never forgot was when they lit the bag of crap on that guys porch.i tried and tried to locate this movie but never any luck.i guess there is some sort of cult following for Kenny that i never knew about.I think thats pretty cool that there's other people out there that were affected or infected the way i was.maybe someone should start the Kenny and co. club to keep it going.one thing is for sure,after watching this movie way back when i realized what life was all about :)

I havent seen this movie in such a long time, i thought i might have imagined it! But, here it is, and i'm glad to have found some info on it. I've tried for years to get a copy of this, or catch it on TV, but no luck. If anyone out there has it and would like to trade for it or make me a copy or something, i'd be grateful, as this was such a great movie.

I saw this movie on HBO a couple of years after its release and really related to the characters (being 13 at the time). It's a time capsule. Anyone considering making a movie set in the 70s should view this film to garner some ideas for period detail. Imagine my surprise when the gang from Kenny and Company, minus Kenny, turned up in "Phantasm"! Update - 11/2006: Saw it again on DVD after 26 years and it held up well. I was impressed with Fred Myrow's music and I really enjoyed the 360 degree shot of the vet's office waiting room when they took Bob in for the final appointment. The combination of those two elements, the music and the touching content of that scene, provided the "emotional glue" (to borrow a Coscarelli phrase) of the film for me. Nobody needed to cry; the director allowed us to connect the emotional dots. Brilliant. If I ever make a film, I hope its half as good as this one.

I guess I'm one of the few people to see this film.. I saw it back in 1978 on HBO. I was 10 years old.. I watched it with my best childhood friend. I loved all the characters in this film. I was especially fond of Kenny's friend Doug. All of those kids reminded me so much of me and my friends in the 70's. I've hoped for a long time to find this movie on video or DVD. I've never seen another kids movie as GREAT! as this one. When I grew up and got married, I tried to copy the haunted garage scene when they were trick-or-treating. We were the hit of the neighborhood. Unfortunately my ex-husband was never able so see that COOL! movie to know what we were trying to copy, on those fun Halloween nights. I would HIGHLY! recommend this movie to anybody wanting to laugh, and feel great.

The Genre of movies intended for viewers age 10-14 tend to be either crass exploitation or idiotic morality tales. Kenny and Co. is that rare gem of a film that transcends the limitations of it's genre. There must have been a window in the mid '70's where it was possible to produce a "kid" movie with both heart and brain intact. The Bad News Bears (first film) is another example. In the era of Mortal Kombat and the latest Star Wars regurgitation, this well-written, fully realized, (and delightfully 'dated') work is a joy. Don Coscarelli, who went on to notoriety with the Phantasm B-Horror series, should be noted for this sensitive, aware, and charmingly non-condescending look at young malehood. I am very interested in finding a copy of Kenny & CO. on tape, and I notice that one of the other posters on this board mentions having a copy. If you are willing to share, please contact thanks and keep watching. jm