Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
They hitched their way to death!
1979 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ted Post |
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| 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 |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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