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| Director: | Ted Post | 
|---|---|
| Writer: | Robert M. Young | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 21, 1979 | 
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| Director: | Ted Post | 
| Writer: | Robert M. Young | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | california, kidnapping, hitchhiking, teenage protagonist, cautionary tale, stranger danger | 
| Production Companies | The Shpetner Company, ABC | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Dick Van Patten | Herb Thurston | 
| Katherine Helmond | Elaine Thurston | 
| James Carroll Jordan | Ron Leland | 
| Katy Kurtzman | Trish Thurston | 
| Christopher Knight | Nick | 
| Brad David | Wayne | 
| Charlene Tilton | Julie Thurston | 
| Karlene Crockett | Dana | 
| Dominique Dunne | Cathy Robinson | 
| Shelly Batt | Francine | 
| Alain Patrick | Claude | 
| Richard Sanders | Mr. Fogarty | 
| Patricia Smith | Marion Burke | 
| Jack Rader | Sean Burke | 
| Noelle North | |
| Don McLean | |
| Craig T. Nelson | Claims Adjuster | 
| Art Kassul | |
| Pat Corley | |
| Bernie Kuby | |
| Cyrus Yavneh | |
| R.A. Rondell | |
| James Jeter | |
| Nicolas Beauvy | |
| Rick Cirimele | Gary (uncredited) | 
| Julie Wakefield | Hitchhiker (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Ted Post | Director | 
| Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer | 
| Robert M. Young | Screenplay | 
| Edward M. Abroms | Editor | 
| Joseph M. Altadonna | Art Direction | 
| Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration | 
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Héctor R. Figueroa | Director of Photography | 
| Frank Griffin | Makeup Artist | 
| Marlene D. Williams | Hairstylist | 
| James Simons | Second Assistant Director | 
| Denny Salvaryn | First Assistant Director | 
| Harold M. Etherington | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Jack C. May | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Jean Coulter | Stunt Double | 
| Richard Epper | Stunts | 
| Frank P. Flynn | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Barbara Amato | Script Supervisor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Stanley Shpetner | Producer | 
| Ric Rondell | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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