Casebusters (25 May 1986)
"Disneyland" Casebusters (original title)

A brother and sister (Noah Hatahway, Virginia Keehne) are amateur sleuths who help their grandfather (Pat Hingle) run a security business. While digging around on their own, they ... See full summary »

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

George Arthur Bloom, Don Roos

Stars:

Pat Hingle, Noah Hathaway, Virginya Keehne

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Pat Hingle	...	Sam Donahue
Noah Hathaway	...	Jamie
Virginya Keehne	...	Allie
Gary Riley	...	Anthony 'Ski' Zabrowski
Sharon Barr	...	Loretta Bonner
Thomas F. Duffy
Arthur Taxier
Nicholas Worth	...	Riker
Boyd Bodwell	...	Mullaney
Carlos Lacamara	...	Policeman #1
Sid Conrad	...	Jenkins
Eugene Collier	...	Policeman #2
Thomas Lew Mann	...	Thief
Tim Russ	...	Dixon
Ebbe Roe Smith	...	Joe Bonner

Storyline

A brother and sister (Noah Hatahway, Virginia Keehne) are amateur sleuths who help their grandfather (Pat Hingle) run a security business. While digging around on their own, they accidentally stumble onto a major case.

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Plot Keywords:

brother sister relationship | girl | young detectives | boy

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 1986 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Wes Craven Does Disney!

After two theatrical bombs in a row, The Hills Have Eyes Part II (filmed in 1983, but released in 1985) and Deadly Friend (1986), Wes Craven took a break from horror to make this very short (46 minutes!) TV movie - for Disney!

The story has two kids (Noah Hathaway and Virginia Keehne) visiting their grandpa (Pat Hingle), a former cop turned Security Patrol man. Allie (Keehne) has read every mystery book ever written and sees a boy break into a house to steal food. She calls grandpa on a walkie talkie and the kids get in the car and they chase him. The house owners let the thief go. Turns out that they had good reason - they're counterfeiters! Eventually the thief joins the two kids and their grandpa in an effort to stop them.

The movie starts with the Hall & Oates classic "Private Eyes", and throughout the movie we hear music by Madonna, Michael Jackson and The Pointer Sisters. (What tells me this movie was filmed in the '80s?) All in all, a cute movie with a good cast. Craven previously worked with two members of the cast. Virginia Keehne played a child in an episode of The Twilight Zone titled "A Little Peace And Quiet" (1985). Nicholas Worth, one of the bad guys, was in Swamp Thing (1982). Virginia hasn't done anything since 1999. What happened to her? And why won't Disney release this movie on DVD? (Could the music rights have something to do with it?)