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P.K. and the Kid

  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
243
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Molly Ringwald in P.K. and the Kid (1987)
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P.K. runs away from home because her stepfather keeps harassing her sexually and her mother ignores this problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the... Read allP.K. runs away from home because her stepfather keeps harassing her sexually and her mother ignores this problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the world championships in arm-pressing. When he discovers her, he wants to send her home at ... Read allP.K. runs away from home because her stepfather keeps harassing her sexually and her mother ignores this problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the world championships in arm-pressing. When he discovers her, he wants to send her home at first, but after he knows the story he takes her with him--and gets himself into big troub... Read all

  • Director
    • Lou Lombardo
  • Writer
    • Neal Barbera
  • Stars
    • Paul Le Mat
    • Molly Ringwald
    • Alex Rocco
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    243
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lou Lombardo
    • Writer
      • Neal Barbera
    • Stars
      • Paul Le Mat
      • Molly Ringwald
      • Alex Rocco
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Paul Le Mat
    Paul Le Mat
    • Kid Kane
    Molly Ringwald
    Molly Ringwald
    • P.K. Bayette
    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Les
    Charles Hallahan
    Charles Hallahan
    • Bazooka
    John DiSanti
    John DiSanti
    • Benny
    Fionnula Flanagan
    Fionnula Flanagan
    • Flo
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Al
    Leigh Hamilton
    Leigh Hamilton
    • Louise
    John Madden
    John Madden
    • John Madden
    John Matuszak
    John Matuszak
    • John Matuszak
    Esther Rolle
    Esther Rolle
    • Mim
    Charlene
    • Dolly
    Robert Wentz
    • Billy
    George Fisher
    George Fisher
    • Scratch
    Gene LeBell
    Gene LeBell
    • Big Mac
    Michael Adams
    Michael Adams
    • Ernie
    • (as Mike Adams)
    Jon Van Ness
    Jon Van Ness
    • Max
    Bob Howell
    • Referee
    • Director
      • Lou Lombardo
    • Writer
      • Neal Barbera
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    3kimanne0

    Silly Movie!!!!

    This is a lame movie, but good for a few laughs!! I remember reading some good reviews on this movie in a magazine and rented it a few years later. An embarrasing story about a girl who runs away from her abusve stepfather to befriend an arm wrestler!!!
    lor_

    Runaway meets arm wrestler with mild results

    My review was written in September 1987 after watching the film on Lorimar video cassette.

    "P. K. and the Kid", filmed in 1982 but unreleased until this year, is a modest road movie notably chiefly as Molly Ringwald's first starring feature role, after tv credits and Paul Mazursky's "Tempest". Pic is mild entertainment in the vein of the "little people" rustic dramas of the 1970s.

    Ringwald portrays a 15-year-old P. K., who runs away from home when her mom (Fionnuala Flanagan) fails to protect her against the abusive advances of mom's boyfriend Lester (Alex Rocco). She's befriended on the road by working class hero The Kid (Paul Le Mat, driving a pickup straight out of his "Melvin and Howard" role), who's headed from Colorado to the annual arm wrestling championship at Petaluma, California.

    Lester keeps poppin,g up to torment P. K. and accuse The Kid of being the molester. Predictably, The Kid proves himself as a wrist wrestler and P. K., following a beating that puts her in the hospital, finally getting free of her nemesis.

    Predating Sylvester Stallone's "Over the Top" flop, pic once again demonstrates that arm (or wrist wrestling) is hardly cinematic fodder, lacking the action and visual apeal of other sports. Le Mat and Ringwald make an attractive, comfortable team in search of an interesting story. Supporting cast is fine, particularly Leigh Hamilton, who makes a solid impression as a one-night stand who picks The Kid up at a motel.

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      Although filmed in 1982, this movie was shelved until Molly Ringwald's subsequent stardom prompted its release on video in 1987.

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    • Release date
      • January 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Petaluma Pride
    • Filming locations
      • Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
    • Production company
      • Sunn Classic Pictures
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      1 hour 29 minutes
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