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Director:
Randal Kleiser
Writer:
Dalene Young (writer)
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Release Date:
27 September 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
Plot:
15 year old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends... more | add synopsis
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Bland Jan can act more (10 total)

Cast

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Eve Plumb ... Dawn Wetherby
Leigh McCloskey ... Alexander
Lynn Carlin ... Dawn's Mother
William Schallert ... Harry
Anne Seymour ... Counterwoman
Joan Prather ... Susie
Marguerite DeLain ... Frankie Lee
Bo Hopkins ... Swan
Georg Stanford Brown ... Donald Umber
David Knapp ... Doctor Roberts
Stephanie Burchfield ... Randy
Kaaren Ragland ... Melba
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Sylvia Anderson ... Sumi
Paul Bryar ... Counterman
Suzanne Crough ... Runaway
Marg DeLain
Anne Ramsey ... Librarian
John Rose ... Salesman
Queenie Smith ... Old Woman
Diane Sommerfield
Paul Sorensen ... Police Sergeant
Brad Trumbull ... Man
David Turhune ... Tom
Romo Vincent ... Fat Man
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USA more
Company:
Douglas S. Cramer Company more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Dawn Wetherby: [after Alexander offers Dawn a mint at the LA Free Clinic] Is my breath awful?
Alexander: Probably.
Dawn Wetherby: Oh, well, Gypsies never brush.
Alexander: Gypsies don't have teeth.
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Movie Connections:
References Jaws (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Comin' Home Again more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Bland Jan can act, 24 May 2002
10/10
Author: doctardis from New York, New York

I saw this when it first aired as a tv movie, and have also seen it on tape. This is a much better the average TV movie. Parts are very compelling as you watch this young runaway evolve into a streetwalker. I was shocked to find out that the actress that played Dawn also played Jan Brady. This role is a great departure for her, and she plays it very well. She can act, and she has sex-appeal. The ending is pure TV movie soap, but the middle and beginning are an intense drama. It is quality television that holds up well over time. This far better then the sequel which was more of soap.

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