Synopsis
A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted PostDirector
- Joe RenzettiOriginal Music Composer
- Robert M. YoungWriter
Cast
- Dick Van PattenHerb Thurston
- Katherine HelmondElaine Thurston
- James Carroll JordanRon Leland
- Katy KurtzmanTrish Thurston
- Christopher KnightNick
- Brad DavidWayne
- Charlene TiltonJulie Thurston
- Karlene CrockettDana
- Dominique DunneCathy Robinson
- Shelly BattFrancine
- Alain PatrickClaude
- Richard SandersMr. Fogarty
Stills
Themes
californiakidnappinghitchhikingteenage protagonistcautionary talestranger danger