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The New Kids (1985) -- A brother and sister are the new kids in school, and prime targets of Dutra (James Spader) and his band of bullies. Tension mounts as the bullies' harassment reaches unbelievable heights of menace in this thriller by Director Sean Cunningham.

Overview

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Director:
Sean S. Cunningham
Writers:
Stephen Gyllenhaal (story) and
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Release Date:
18 January 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The kids learned three things about southern hospitality, blood, sweat and terror! more
Plot:
A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Shannon Presby ... Loren McWilliams

Lori Loughlin ... Abby McWilliams

James Spader ... Eddie Dutra
John Philbin ... Gideon
David H. MacDonald ... Moonie

Vince Grant ... JoeBob (as Vincent Grant)
Theron Montgomery ... Gordo
Eddie Jones ... Charlie McWilliams
Lucy Martin ... Fay McWilliams

Eric Stoltz ... Mark
Paige Lyn Price ... Karen
Court Miller ... Sheriff
Tom Atkins ... 'Mac' MacWilliams
Jean De Baer ... Mary Beth MacWilliams
Robertson Carricart ... Deputy
Brad Sullivan ... Colonel Jenkins
Chad Wiggins-Grady ... Chad Bob (as Chad Wiggins)
John Archie ... Math Teacher
Alex Panas ... Paint Store Proprietor
Toni Crabtree ... Newscaster
Fred Buch ... Guidance Counselor
Ilse Earl ... Guidance Counselor
Billy Barzee ... Redneck
Greg Gilbert ... Redneck

John D. LeMay ... Redneck (as John LeMay)
Noel Rego ... Friend

Donnie Kehr ... Friend
Timothy Owen Waldrip ... Friend (as Tim Waldrip)

Margaret Welsh ... Friend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Ian Davis ... Chris (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sean S. Cunningham 
 
Writing credits
Stephen Gyllenhaal (story) and
Brian Taggert (story)

Stephen Gyllenhaal (screenplay)

Produced by
Sean S. Cunningham .... producer
Barbara De Fina .... associate producer
Andrew Fogelson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Michel Rubini 
Lalo Schifrin 
 
Cinematography by
Steven Poster 
 
Film Editing by
Rita Roland 
 
Casting by
Pennie DuPont 
Julie Hughes 
Barry Moss 
 
Production Design by
Robb Wilson King 
Peter Landsdown Smith 
 
Art Direction by
Peter Landsdown Smith  (as Pete Smith)
 
Set Decoration by
Tom Coll 
 
Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis 
 
Makeup Department
Elizabeth Lambert .... makeup artist
Donisia McGowan .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Barbara De Fina .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry V. Bring .... second assistant director (as Harry Bring)
Brian E. Frankish .... first assistant director (as Brian Frankish)
 
Art Department
Jose Duarte .... painter
Charles Guanci .... property master
Roger Ragland .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Rick Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Alexander)
Walter Goss .... supervising re-recording mixer
Michael C. Gutierrez .... adr editor
William S. Johnson .... boom operator (as William Johnson)
Ron Scelza .... boom operator
Clancy T. Troutman .... sound designer
James Troutman .... sound effects (as Jim Troutman)
Howard Warren .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
J.B. Jones .... special effects
 
Stunts
Jay Amor .... stunts
Courtney Brown .... stunts
Mike Kirton .... stunts
Artie Malesci .... stunt coordinator
Artie Malesci .... stunts
Marc Mercury .... stunts
Jeff Moldovan .... stunts
Betty Raymond .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber .... second camera operator
Robert Destolfe .... still photographer
Robert Heine .... second assistant camera
Greg Kasper .... key grip
George Kohut .... camera operator
Peter Kuttner .... first assistant camera
David M. Lang .... second camera operator
Bill Seckel .... gaffer
William Tobin .... second camera operator
John Winner .... second camera operator
 
Casting Department
Peter Golden .... casting associate
Dee Miller .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana Bernay .... wardrober
Lynette Bernay .... wardrober
 
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi .... assistant editor
David Gelfand .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Andy MacDonald .... music re-recording mixer
 
Other crew
Steve Braun .... production assistant
Jack Cowden .... script supervisor
Elaine Dysinger .... production assistant
Peter Farber .... production assistant
Dennis Feldman .... production executive
Penny Goodsell .... production assistant
Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch .... production assistant
Deborah Lee .... production office coordinator
Harvey Shapiro .... location manager
Amy Strong-Gallen .... location auditor
Nikki Fritz .... body double (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Striking Back (Philippines: English title) (UK) (video title)
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Runtime:
86 min | USA:110 min | USA:89 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | Belgium:16 (video rating) | USA:R | Norway:16 | UK:18 (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Homestead, Florida, USA
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
James Spader plays a nut...again., 8 May 2004
7/10
Author: Pepper Anne from Orlando, Florida

The New Kids is probably best for fans of the cast or anyone satisfied by mediocre teen 80s movies. This is one of those movies about a bunch of psychotic weirdos trying to do as much damage as possible to two innocent victims, leaving you to wonder what the heck these kids did to push the antagonists so far over the edge.

Here, our innocent victims are Abby (Lori Laughlin) and Loren (Shannon Presby). After their parents died, the brother and sister go to live in an amusement park (how awesome is that?) where their relatives (surrogate parent-types) live and work.

The psychos are led by Eddie Dutra (James Spader) a sadistic albino, and his gang of merry men (one of which is the excellent John Philbin who 80s fans will remember as 'Turtle' from the surf adventure, North Shore). Anyways, Eddie wants Abby, and what Eddie wants, he gets. But when Abby pushes him away after several forceful advances, sadistic control-freak Eddie doesn't want it to look like he let a girl weaken him. He and the gang go after Lorren, Abby, and their family, in a do or die situation.

Despite having a decent finale of chases and destruction, the movie has a very simple story. Unfortunately, it can also be quite sappy during those brother-sister inspiration talks. Abby and Lorren are willing to fight back against Eddie and his gang once and for all after so many of his vicious acts against them and their family, but for such tough kids (especially Abby), they do seem to come off as bitterly sappy sometimes.

Unfortunately, too, the movie has a very simple story. I watched it on the Spanish Channel (I don't understand Spanish) and I figured everything out alright. It's a generic story, but one you'll like if that's what you're into or if you're fans of the actors in this film.

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