A small town is terrorized by an unknown stranger who kidnaps and abuses little girls. When her only child is kidnapped right in front of her, the schoolbus driver begins the desperate ...
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Marcie Leeds | ... | Stephanie |
| Gary Carlos Cervantes | ... | Luis (as Carlos Cervantes) | |
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Sharon Thomas Cain | ... | Amy Donaldson (as Sharon Thomas) |
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Jacob Kenner | ... | Brad |
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Julie Hasel | ... | Girl on Bus |
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Kimberly Duncan | ... | Kimberly Donaldson |
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Mindy Spence | ... | Stacy Harrison |
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Jon Conrad Pochron | ... | Motorcycle Officer |
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Kirk Nelson | ... | Sheriff |
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Kristina Betts | ... | Girl Victim |
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Bill Yarbrough | ... | Girl's Father |
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Roger Rook | ... | Pastor |
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A small town is terrorized by an unknown stranger who kidnaps and abuses little girls. When her only child is kidnapped right in front of her, the schoolbus driver begins the desperate chase to catch the criminal. Written by Winnowill <an209309@anon.penet.fi>
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chase | traffic cop | police officer killed | police officer | school bus |Taglines:
Evil waits. With the motor running.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 July 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Terror in Copper Valley See more »Filming Locations:
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Stephanie: I don't think anybody wants to look at your face while they're eating.
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The story was initially going to take place in Napa Valley, California. This was changed to Arizona at the last minute for budgetary reasons. See more »Goofs
Stunt driver's hand visible on the wheel when the mysterious car is chasing the first girl through the desert. See more »Quotes
Kimberly Donaldson: I'm practically on a Wheaties box.Stephanie: I don't think anybody wants to look at your face while they're eating.
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Joanna Cassidy stars as Laura, a loving mother who drives a school bus. A sick, twisted psychopath is driving around in a 1974 Dodge Charger and abducting and at times killing young girls in the small town she lives in. They are also terrorizing poor Laura until they are matched in a showdown car chase that could have been great, but teeters toward completely boring.
Directed by Christopher Cain and written by Alan B. McElroy. I was expecting Cain to breathe some life into this film other than the extreme over use of slow motion. As well as the whole idea of an evil car running around and chasing people down by 1990 was no where near fresh or original with the likes of Steven Spielberg's DUEL, Stephen King or John Carpenter's CHRISTINE or even THE HEARSE. All are better films, but if you have never seen those films this might work better, but I would suggest watching those films instead. In addition the ending is a complete WTF moment that completely derails the film.