Goin Coconuts
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Writer William Marc Daniels, Raymond Harvey Tagline It'll crack you up |
Goin' Coconuts is a 1978 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Donny and Marie Osmond. The feature film was released in theaters by Columbia Pictures on October 17, 1978. It was both a critical and commercial failure. Shooting took place in Oahu, Hawaii from March 31 to May 1978.
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Synopsis

While performing in concert with Donny in Hawaii, Marie acquires a lovely necklace, unaware that it's coveted by a group of thieves and by a mysterious woman. Plenty of trouble soon follows, with Donny and Marie getting into one jam after another.
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Soundtrack

Goin' Coconuts soundtrack was released on vinyl, cassette tape and 8-track tape by Polydor Records in October 1978. It earned platinum status, despite the film doing poorly at the box office. The first single release, "On the Shelf", was a U.S. Top 40 hit during November 1978 (Billboard #38, AC #25). The song also charted in Canada, reaching #60 on the pop singles chart and spending two weeks at #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart.




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