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Overview

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Director:
Duncan Gibbins
Writers:
Bill Phillips (screenplay) and
Warren Skaaren (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 May 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Two lovers. One chance. No time.
Plot:
A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and must runaway together to escape the law... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
a must see movie for a tender teen heart more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Craig Sheffer ... Joe Fisk

Virginia Madsen ... Lisa Taylor

Jon Polito ... Mr. Duchard, the Boss
J.J. Cohen ... Myron, the 'Mapmaker' (as Jeffrey Jay Cohen)
Kate Reid ... Sister Victoria

Jean Smart ... Sister Maria

Tim Russ ... Jerry Washington
David Harris ... Ben Halsey

D.B. Sweeney ... Thomas Baxter
Dorrie Joiner ... Sandy
Evan Mirand ... Manuel
Ann Savage ... Sister Harriet
William G. Schilling ... Watley (as William Schilling)
Penelope Sudrow ... Stephanie
Star-Shemah Bobatoon ... Margo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Captive Hearts
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Norway:16 | USA:PG-13 | UK:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
What Lisa is doing at the pond is re-creating a famous 1851 painting by John Everett Millais titled "Ophelia". more
Quotes:
Joe Fisk: So... what... studying to be a nun?
Lisa Taylor: No. Are you studying to be a crook?
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Movie Connections:
Features Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) more
Soundtrack:
I'm In It For Love more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
a must see movie for a tender teen heart, 21 July 2002
Author: poohtoes from usa

I am in my 30's now and i saw this movie when it was released. it has stayed with me all these years. for any romantic young teen it is a must! i have not revisited it in years but specific images are still very clear in my memory. i will rent it soon!

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