Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy 

Teenage girl is traumatized after being assaulted by a stranger whom she hitched a ride from.

Director:

Robert Mandel

Writers:

Paul W. Cooper, Gloria D. Miklowitz (novel)

Stars:

Michele Greene, Moosie Drier, Robert DoQui

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Michele Greene	...	Andrea Cranston
Moosie Drier	...	David
Robert DoQui	...	Sgt. Corbett
Carrie Snodgress	...	Mrs. Cranston
Matt Clark	...	Phil Cranston
Kirk Cameron	...	Jefffrey Cranston
Kristina Sorenson
Terry Burns
Oliver Fuselier
Jeannie Linero
Dennis Tracy	...	Cop in line-up (as Dennis A. Tracy)
Terry Wills	...	The Man

Storyline

A girl, Andrea, and her boyfriend, David, miss a bus and decide to hitchhike. They get in a car with a business man. He lets David off first and insists on driving Andrea to her house. The man's demeanor changes and he tells Andrea, "Just stay put. We're going for a little ride." Andrea comes home pretends nothing is wrong and showers. She goes out with a friend the next day. The friend tries to hitchhike and Andrea breaks down admitting that she was raped while hitchhiking. The friend takes her to the police. She then calls her Father from the police station. Andrea, David, and her family struggle to deal with the rape. David starts to stake out the area they were picked up at looking for the car. He eventually gets the plate number and calls the police. Meanwhile, Andrea has started to talk to a woman at the rape hot line that helps her understand the rape was not her fault. The man is identified by Andrea in a police line-up. The detective tells Andrea the man has done this to ...

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Plot Keywords:

teenage girl | rape | hitchhiker | drama episode | hitchhiking | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1983 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martin Tahse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mrs. Cranston: I don't think it's good for a girl to be dating just one boy.

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