Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat.

It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs,[3] and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures.

"[8] Siskel's TV counterpart Roger Ebert also found little to like in the film, but admitted that kids may well enjoy it.

[9] Stephen Hunter of The Baltimore Sun wrote in his review: "Jimmy the Kid proves a longstanding cinema law: Any movie calling itself a "comedy crime caper" is likely to be a misdemeanor against good taste.

In it, a bunch of klutzy burglars decide to conduct a kidnapping, following a plan laid out in a book one of them has read.