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Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

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Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

They hitched their way to death!

6.0

1h 36m

1979

“They hitched their way to death!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Ted Post

DramaTV Movie

californiakidnappinghitchhikingteenage protagonistcautionary talestranger danger

Cast & Crew

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

as Herb Thurston

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

as Elaine Thurston

James Carroll Jordan

James Carroll Jordan

as Ron Leland

Katy Kurtzman

Katy Kurtzman

as Trish Thurston

Christopher Knight

Christopher Knight

as Nick

Brad David

as Wayne

Charlene Tilton

Charlene Tilton

as Julie Thurston

Karlene Crockett

Karlene Crockett

as Dana

Dominique Dunne

Dominique Dunne

as Cathy Robinson

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