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30 June 1989 (USA)
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One boy wants her love. One boy wants her dead. more
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A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks. full summary | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Matt Frewer | ... | Charlie Cox |
 | Drew Barrymore | ... | Joleen Cox |
| Richard Masur | ... | Duckett |
 | Karen Austin | ... | Louise |
| Susan Tyrrell | ... | Agnes Reed |
 | Andras Jones | ... | Jimmy Reed |
| Dick Miller | ... | Sheriff Bill Childers |
 | Anthony Rapp | ... | Pinky Sears |
| Connie Sawyer | ... | Viney Hunt |
 | Jennifer Tilly | ... | Amy |
| Stephanie Walski | ... | Sissy Reed |
| Murrill Maglio | ... | Man in Trailer |
| Teri Weigel | ... | Woman in Trailer |
 | John Spencer | ... | TV Preacher |
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This is the kind of film, that from the very beginning, you can tell right away, not to expect much. However, it does surprise one. It has it's moments of being really terrible (one scene in particular, with the land lady of the trailer park), and other times, where it involves you in the story really well.
I almost turned it off not quite half-way through, because it was so bad, but after the first murder arises, the film picks up, and you start to suspect who the murderer might be. Although, I'm a movie buff, I hardly think it was such a surprise by the end of the film who the murderer ends up being. It's not the most well-written script, but like I said, it does get you involved in the story, and that's the whole point really.
Drew Barrymore, in one of her younger roles, plays a fourteen year old, who's on a road trip for the summer with her father. Her parents are divorced, and is looking forward to going home the next day, from which the film starts, to celebrate her fourteenth birthday with her mother. Unfortunately, they are stranded in the depths of the Nevada desert, without any gas for their car, and end up sheltering at a trailer park, run by a wicked woman, with two very strange children. One, is a dark and mysterious boy whom Barrymore's character grows interested in, however is warned by more than just her father to stay away from him.
The film may be too slow for some, but I thought it was alright. I was able to watch it all the way through, which is more than I can say for a lot of films. This, being the type that it is, really isn't all that bad, and if you're a big Drew Barrymore fan, you should check it out. I think you'll also find a different role for Anthony Rapp in this as well, who is really good.
If you're interested check it out, however don't spend a large amount of money buying or renting it. It's not worth it, for the quality of film it is.