New Kids (1985)

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Abby (Lori Loughlin) and her brother, Loren (Shannon Presby), seem to have it all: good looks, lots of friends, and a great relationship with their loving mom and their heroic, discipline-minded military dad. When their folks are killed in a car crash, however, the siblings must move to small-town… More Abby (Lori Loughlin) and her brother, Loren (Shannon Presby), seem to have it all: good looks, lots of friends, and a great relationship with their loving mom and their heroic, discipline-minded military dad. When their folks are killed in a car crash, however, the siblings must move to small-town Florida to live with their sweet but cash-impaired Uncle Charlie (Ed Jones) and Aunt Fay (Lucy Martin), who own a gas station and a struggling, bargain-bin amusement park. For Abby and Loren, life in the Sunshine State proves to be a mixture of hard work, new faces, and harassment at the hands of drug-dealing, skirt-chasing local scion Dutra (James Spader) and his gang of trailer-park psychopaths. Dutra places a bet with the wiry, reptilian Gideon (John Philbin) about which of the young villains will be able to bed Abby first, leading to a series of increasingly vile sexual come-ons. Abby, however, has other romantic ideas involving a kindly boy named Mark (Eric Stoltz). Between bouts of defending his sister's honor, Loren finds a similarly wholesome romance with pretty, blond Karen (Paige Lyn Price). With the help of these new friends, Loren and Abby make some headway in the local social hierarchy, but their skirmishes with Dutra and his minions escalate, climaxing with attempted rape, kidnapping, and bumper-car violence on the night of a high-school dance. Director Sean S. Cunningham also directed the original Friday the 13th. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Sean S. Cunningham
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Horror

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1985 Wide
On DVD: Oct 4, 2005

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Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
Doesn't disappoint ... on that level of ultra-trashy expectation.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
The protagonists are paper-thin caricatures; the villains are ridiculously, stupidly, evil; the plot is dirt-dry and predictable; and the hairstyles are just plain nutty.

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AJ V

A good cast, but a so-so movie, the story is most exciting towards the end, but the rest is just okay. Spader is really good as the annoying punk.
Wu C

Great 80's flick. Spader plays the ultimate baddie in this.

Cast

            Shannon Presby as Loren

            Lori Loughlin as Abby

            James Spader as Dutra

            John Philbin as Gideon

            David H. MacDonald as Moonie

            Vince Grant as Joe Bob

            Theron Montgomery as Gordo

            Eddie Jones as Charlie

            Lucy Martin as Aunt Fay

            Eric Stoltz as Mark

            Paige Lyn Price as Karen

            Court Miller as Sheriff

            Tom Atkins as "Mac" MacWilliams

            Fred Buch as Guidance Counselor

            Toni Crabtree as Newscaster

            Jean De Baer as Mary Beth MacWilliams

            Ilse Earl as Guidance Counselor

            Donnie Kehr as Friend

            John D. LeMay as Redneck

            Barry Moss
            
            Brad Sullivan as Colonel Jenkins

            Margaret Welsh as Friend

            Alexander Panas as Paint Store Proprietor

            John Archie as Math Teacher

            Billy Barzee as Redneck

            Kenny Davis
            
            Gregory Gilbert as Redneck

            Noel Rego as Friend

            Tim Waldrip as Friend

            Chad Wiggins as Chad Bob

            Julie Hughes
            
            Vincent Grant
            
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New Kids (1985)

Critic Reviews

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AJ V

Wu C

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