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Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker1979

★6.696 minDramaTV Movie

A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.

Director

Writer

Robert M. Young

Score

Stars

Dick Van Patten Katherine Helmond James Carroll Jordan

Cast27

Dick Van Patten
as Herb Thurston
Katherine Helmond
as Elaine Thurston
James Carroll Jordan
as Ron Leland
Katy Kurtzman
as Trish Thurston
Christopher Knight
as Nick
B
Brad David
as Wayne
Charlene Tilton
as Julie Thurston
Karlene Crockett
as Dana
Dominique Dunne
as Cathy Robinson
S
Shelly Batt
as Francine
A
Alain Patrick
as Claude
Richard Sanders
as Mr. Fogarty
Patricia Smith
as Marion Burke
Jack Rader
as Sean Burke
Noelle North
Don McLean
Craig T. Nelson
as Claims Adjuster
A
Art Kassul
Pat Corley
Bernie Kuby
C
Cyrus Yavneh
R.A. Rondell
James Jeter
Nicolas Beauvy
R
Rick Cirimele
as Gary (uncredited)
J
Julie Wakefield
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
C
Cheryl Faye
as Teenager

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