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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) | |
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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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.