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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Theodore Gershuny (story)
Tommy Lee Wallace (screenplay)
Release Date:
30 June 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
One boy wants her love. One boy wants her dead. more
Plot:
A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Matt Frewer ... Charlie Cox

Drew Barrymore ... Joleen Cox
Richard Masur ... Duckett

Karen Austin ... Louise
Susan Tyrrell ... Agnes Reed

Andras Jones ... Jimmy Reed
Dick Miller ... Sheriff Bill Childers

Anthony Rapp ... Pinky Sears
Connie Sawyer ... Viney Hunt

Jennifer Tilly ... Amy
Stephanie Walski ... Sissy Reed
Murrill Maglio ... Man in Trailer
Teri Weigel ... Woman in Trailer

John Spencer ... TV Preacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Culbertson ... Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Meiert Avis 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Theodore Gershuny (story) (as Ted Gershuny)

Tommy Lee Wallace (screenplay)

Produced by
Donald P. Borchers .... producer
Lawrence Kasanoff .... executive producer
Robert Lansing Parker .... associate producer
Ellen Steloff .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jonathan Elias 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Elliott (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Marc Grossman 
 
Casting by
Linda Francis 
 
Production Design by
Victoria Paul 
 
Art Direction by
Cate Bangs 
John Berger 
 
Set Decoration by
Susan Raney 
 
Costume Design by
Donna Linson 
 
Makeup Department
Devora Fischa .... hair stylist
Devora Fischa .... makeup artist
Michelle Vittone .... hair stylist
Michelle Vittone .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Fred Culbertson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Dossett .... first assistant director
Steve Fredriksz .... second assistant director
Paul Plannette .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
David Achenbrenner .... carpenter
Jeff Cazanov .... swing gang (as Jeff Casanov)
Dan Deveny .... carpenter
Tony Diebold .... carpenter
John Drafton .... swing gang
David Elton .... assistant property master
Fred Haft .... leadman (as Freddie Haft)
Ted Harms .... construction foreman
Cynthia Johnson .... scenic artist
Tom Johnston .... swing gang
Robert E. Lee .... carpenter
Basil Lombardo .... paint foreman
Mike Lombardo .... painter
Vince Lombardo .... painter
Bill Luckey .... property master (as Bil Luckey)
Elizabeth Moore .... storyboard artist
Elena Plesa .... scenic artist
Larry Vachon .... scenic artist
Stella Wang .... assistant to production designer
James T. Woods .... construction coordinator
Jamie Yates .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Martha Atwell .... assistant sound editor
Gregg Barbanell .... foley walker
Wallace R. Bearden .... adr mixer (as Wally Beardon)
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
G.W. Brown .... dialogue editor
Chris Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Alice Clift .... foley walker
Dane A. Davis .... supervising sound editor
Barbara Delpuech .... boom operator (as Barbara Way)
William Fiege .... production sound mixer
Gary Gegan .... foley mixer
Tom Hammond .... foley editor
John Kwiatkowski .... sound effects editor
Mark Larry .... assistant sound editor
Trillby Kim Lowe .... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Voigt)
Todd Toon .... assistant sound editor
Tracy Toon .... assistant sound editor
Randy Vandegrift .... adr editor (as Randy Vandergrift)
 
Special Effects by
Charles Belardinelli .... special effects (as Charlie Belardinelli)
Thomas L. Bellissimo .... special effects (as Thomas Bellissimo)
Lou Carlucci .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Kenny Bates .... stunt rigger (as Ken Bates)
Alison Brown .... stunts
Brian Christensen .... stunt rigger (as Brian Christiansen)
Shane Dixon .... stunts
Tom Elliott .... stunts
Richard Epper .... stunts
Jean Malahni .... stunts
Paula Marie Moody .... stunts (as Paula Moody)
Bernie Pock .... stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot .... stunts
Kurt Bryant .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Bennett .... second assistant camera
Anthony Caldwell .... key grip
Don Cely .... best boy electric (as Don B. Cely)
Louis DiCesare .... gaffer (as Lou Decesare)
Michael Dreyer .... best boy grip
Richard Eliano .... first assistant camera
Bob Evans .... video playback: Synclock Video
Rudy M. Fenenga Jr. .... Steadicam assistant (as Rudy Fenenga Jr.)
Mauro Fiore .... key grip
Bruce Alan Greene .... Steadicam operator
Bradley E. Hatton .... dolly grip
Jeffrey A. Johnson .... grip (as Jeff Johnson)
Ralph Merzbach .... video playback: Synclock Video
Todd Parker .... electrician
Mark Scholl .... electrician
Roger Schweitzer .... video playback: Synclock Video
Matthew Livingston .... dolly grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Barbara Harris .... voice casting: The Looping Group
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shari Gray .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Valerie Davidson .... assistant editor
Elizabeth Hancock .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bill Black .... assistant music editor
Leland Bond .... additional orchestrator
Jonathan Elias .... music producer
Jonathan Elias .... orchestrator
Scott Elias .... executive music producer
Sherman Foote .... music mixer
Sherman Foote .... music producer
Doug Hall .... additional orchestrator
Chip Jenkins .... music mixer
Susan Kent .... associate music producer
Barbara Pokras .... music editor
John J. Russo .... associate music producer
Dick Bernstein .... music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Marvin Jeff Davenport .... driver captain (as Marvin G. Davenport)
Tina Duren .... driver
Bill Fox .... driver
Kathy M. Minto .... driver
Diane Rugg .... driver
 
Other crew
Alicia Alexander .... location manager
Sheryl Anderson .... production secretary
Greg Bird .... production assistant
Willie Brown .... security: Great Western Security
Jane Cudworth .... cook
Joshua Cudworth .... cook's helper
Dick Dankworth .... security: Great Western Security
Sandra L. Dreger .... housing coordinator
Patrick Duchesne .... cook
Judi M. Durand .... adr voice: The Looping Group (as Judi Durand)
Steve Eisenberg .... production accounting software: Cine-Com
Chick Elwell .... logistics coordinator
Jorge Esqueda .... cook's helper (as Jorge P. Esqueda)
Cynthia A. Fujikawa .... accounting assistant
David Gennaro .... synthesizer
Suzanne Gundlach .... script supervisor
Anna Tuccio Justice .... craft service
Steve Justice .... mechanic
Brian M. Kingman .... insurance: Albert G. Ruben & Company Inc. (as Brian Kingman)
Steve Klar .... production assistant
Daamen J. Krall .... adr voice: The Looping Group (as Daamen Krall)
Scott Lavalley .... studio teacher
Sharon Madden .... dialogue coach
David McCharen .... adr voice: The Looping Group
Robert Mintz .... completion bond: The Completion Bond Company (as Bob Mintz)
Cesar Moreno .... production assistant
Jim Nicholson .... synthesizer
Pamela Kay Pawlak .... assistant to producer (as Pamela K. Pawlak)
Clifford Pemsler .... synthesizer
Paige Pollack .... adr voice: The Looping Group
Jan Rabson .... adr voice: The Looping Group
Brian Roberts .... video research and licensing
Peter Rundquist .... synthesizer
Michael Whalen .... synthesizer
Rebekah F. Wright .... production coordinator
Ray Zimmerman .... production accountant
 
Thanks
Dean N. Ayers .... special thanks and appreciation
Elise W. Cunningham .... special thanks and appreciation
Denise Demin .... special thanks and appreciation
Paul Doupe .... special thanks and appreciation
Charles H. Eglee .... special thanks and appreciation (as Charles Eglee)
Bill Flippo .... special thanks and appreciation (as Deputy Bill Flippo)
Ted Gomillion .... special thanks and appreciation (as Ted Gommillion)
Peter Grossman .... special thanks and appreciation
William Harrington .... special thanks and appreciation
Sally Lear .... special thanks and appreciation
Thomas J. Leveque .... special thanks and appreciation
Ken Manson Jr. .... special thanks and appreciation
Gary Mitsui .... special thanks and appreciation
Keye Donna Pearlstein .... special thanks and appreciation
Adam Platnick .... special thanks and appreciation
Adam Schechtman .... special thanks and appreciation
Carroll Van Cleave .... special thanks and appreciation (as Carroll Van Cleve)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Not just porn for the boys!, 2 January 2002

Admittedly, this film did not deserve a place in the Oscars, but for an average thriller it is watchable.

Pic centres on a young girl just entering adolescence and interested in what every teenage girl is interested in - boys! It is her naivety and inexperience which lands her in trouble. Barrymore is generally good as the confused and lonely angst-ridden teenager, and is sometimes quite realistic in her scenes with Matt Frewer. As a teenager when I saw this a few years ago, I certainly could relate to her and her ineptitude with boys, but now it's just another coming-of-age film with a weak murder plot. Jones was convincing as the ice-cold lust figure for Barrymore, but we never saw enough of him and his character was too rigid. Girls will like him - especially in a wet T-Shirt (Barrymore isn't the only one!)

Nevertheless, some good acting and not a bad film overall, particularly from the women like Susan Tyrrell and Karen Austin, who seem to hold it together better than the men!

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