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Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

They hitched their way to death!

Genres

DramaTV Movie

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 September 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Herb Thurston

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Elaine Thurston

James Carroll Jordan

James Carroll Jordan

Ron Leland

Katy Kurtzman

Katy Kurtzman

Trish Thurston

Christopher Knight

Christopher Knight

Nick

Brad David

Brad David

Wayne

Charlene Tilton

Charlene Tilton

Julie Thurston

Karlene Crockett

Karlene Crockett

Dana

Dominique Dunne

Dominique Dunne

Cathy Robinson

Shelly Batt

Shelly Batt

Francine

Alain Patrick

Alain Patrick

Claude

Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders

Mr. Fogarty

Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith

Marion Burke

Jack Rader

Jack Rader

Sean Burke

Noelle North

Noelle North

Don McLean

Don McLean

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Claims Adjuster

Art Kassul

Art Kassul

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Bernie Kuby

Bernie Kuby

Cyrus Yavneh

Cyrus Yavneh

R.A. Rondell

R.A. Rondell

James Jeter

James Jeter

Nicolas Beauvy

Nicolas Beauvy

Rick Cirimele

Rick Cirimele

Gary (uncredited)

Julie Wakefield

Julie Wakefield

Hitchhiker (uncredited)

Cheryl Faye

Cheryl Faye

Teenager

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