The New Kids (1985)
- Starring:
- Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sean S. Cunningham
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The New Kids
Abby (Lori Loughlin) and her brother, Loren (Shannon Presby), seem to have it all: good looks, lots of friends, and a great relationship with their loving mom and their heroic, discipline-minded military dad. When their folks are killed in a car crash, however, the siblings must move to small-town Florida to live with their sweet but cash-impaired Uncle Charlie (Ed Jones) and Aunt Fay (Lucy Martin), who own a gas station and a struggling, bargain-bin amusement park. For Abby and Loren, life in the Sunshine State proves to be a mixture of hard work, new faces, and harassment at the hands of drug-dealing, skirt-chasing local scion Dutra (James Spader) and his gang of trailer-park psychopaths. Dutra places a bet with the wiry, reptilian Gideon (John Philbin) about which of the young villains will be able to bed Abby first, leading to a series of increasingly vile sexual come-ons. Abby, however, has other romantic ideas involving a kindly boy named Mark (Eric Stoltz). Between bouts of defending his sister's honor, Loren finds a similarly wholesome romance with pretty, blond Karen (Paige Lyn Price). With the help of these new friends, Loren and Abby make some headway in the local social hierarchy, but their skirmishes with Dutra and his minions escalate, climaxing with attempted rape, kidnapping, and bumper-car violence on the night of a high-school dance. Director Sean S. Cunningham also directed the original Friday the 13th. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of The New Kids
- Shannon Presby - Loren
- James Spader - Dutra
- David H. MacDonald - Moonie
- Theron Montgomery - Gordo
- Lucy Martin - Aunt Fay
- Paige Lyn Price - Karen
- Kenny Davis
- Noel Rego - Friend
- Billy Barzee - Redneck
- Alexander Panas - Paint Store Proprietor
- Brad Sullivan - Colonel Jenkins
- Julie Hughes
- John D. LeMay - Redneck
- Fred Buch - Guidance Counselor
- Donnie Kehr - Friend
- Ilse Earl - Guidance Counselor
- Lori Loughlin - Abby
- John Philbin - Gideon
- Vince Grant - Joe Bob
- Eddie Jones - Charlie
- Eric Stoltz - Mark
- Court Miller - Sheriff
- Tim Waldrip - Friend
- Gregory Gilbert - Redneck
- John Archie - Math Teacher
- Margaret Welsh - Friend
- Barry Moss
- Chad Wiggins - Chad Bob
- Tom Atkins - "Mac" MacWilliams
- Toni Crabtree - Newscaster
- Jean de Baer - Mary Beth MacWilliams
- Director(s):
- Sean S. Cunningham
- Writer(s):
- Brian Taggert, Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Producer(s):
- Sean S. Cunningham, Andrew Fogelson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Profanity, Nudity, Not For Children, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Graphic Violence)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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