Kidco

Kidco is a 1984 comedy film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and starring Scott Schwartz, Clifton James, Charles Hallahan, Maggie Blye, and Vincent Schiavelli.

Plot

A boy who lives at a country club where his father works decides to make some extra money by selling composted horse manure as fertilizer, and has his three sisters (two of which are older) join him in the enterprise. As their sales increase, they draw increased scrutiny from the IRS and state tax board, as well as the large scale competitor who seeks to put them out of business at any cost.

The children eventually fight a court case brought against them by the IRS. They are able to prove that the fertilizer is not taxable as tax had already been paid on the horse feed before the horses processed it into manure, removing one of the counts brought upon them. They eventually plead guilty to the others, which allows them to stay in business, to the consternation of the adult competitor.

Cast

• Scott Schwartz as Richard "Dickie" Cessna, Jr.
• Clifton James as Orville Peterjohn
• Charles Hallahan as Richard Cessna, Sr.
• Maggie Blye as Joan Cessna
• Cinnamon Idles as Nene Cessna
• Tristine Sklyer as Bette Cessna
• Elizabeth Gorcey as June Cessna
• Basil Hoffman as Sid Fein
• Phil Rubenstein as Mel Sloman
• Vincent Schiavelli as Phil Porzinski
• Mahlon Richmond as Harvey Peterjohn
• Allan Rich as Jim Clark
• Ron Rifkin as George Tuskie
• Benny Baker as Judge Oliver T. Willoughby
• Ken Magee as Charles Grundy
• Marty Van Hoe as Skip Russo

External links

• Kidco at the Internet Movie Database
• Kidco at AllMovie