David H. MacDonald, Eddie Jones, Eric Stoltz

Abby McWilliams (Loughlin) and her brother Loren (Presby) are particularly normal teenagers. Their parents Mac (Atkins) and Mary Beth (DeBaer) are killed in an accident. It's decided that Abby and Lor...( read more  read more... )en live in Glenby, Florida with their Aunt Fay (Martin) and Uncle Charlie (Jones) who own a gas station and an amusement park. Loren and Abby don't have much trouble making friends at their new high school. Loren starts dating Karen (Price), the local sherriff's daughter while Abby starts dating Mark (Stoltz). Loren feels uncomfortable when he sees a blond-haired guy harassing Abby in the lunchroom. Mark tells Loren and Abby that the blond-haired guy is Eddie Dutra (Spader), a teenage drug addict who is the leader of a gang of redneck thugs. Loren helps Abby keep Dutra at a distance. Dutra's retaliations keep getting more vicious until Dutra forces a showdown at the amusement park by kidnapping Abby.

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R, 89 min.

Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham

Release Date: January 1, 1985

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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005

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  • August 15, 2006
    Great 80's flick. Spader plays the ultimate baddie in this.
  • May 13, 2009
    Not really that good, but worth seeing a young, creepy James Spader.
  • May 4, 2009
    Homicidal hillbillies, woohoo! I gotta admit though, I love watching James Spader. Such an interesting actor.
  • April 29, 2009
    i like this movie even though it kind of scared me a little with most of the violence
  • February 15, 2009
    Overall, the movie is reminiscent of the 80s but brings about good times. It has the right amount of action mixed with thrills to make for an enjoyable watch.
  • December 5, 2008
    freaking scary! the acting was good. one of the reasons it was scary.
  • September 30, 2008
    Love this movie, it is one of my old time favorite and it's one of James Spader early roles as a bully.....he's great
  • July 20, 2007
    i like how they get even in the end and how abby fights back.

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