Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)
- Director(s):
- Ted Post
Synopsis of Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
The first "new" ABC network TV movie of the 1979-80 season, this one was advertised under the slightly more lurid title Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker. Filmed in quasidocumentary fashion, the story chronicles the melancholy tale of rebellious, 17-year-old Trish Thurston (Katy Kurtzman), who, in defiance of her parents' wishes, hangs out with a group of teenagers who enjoyed thumbing rides for kicks. Trish's fascination with the wild, unpredictable side of life leads to a disastrous rendezvous with a crazed killer. Diary of a Hitchhiker originally aired on September 21, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
- Shelly Batt - Francine
- Dominique Dunne - Cathy
- James Carrol Jordan - Ron Leland
- Katy Kurtzman - Trish Thurston
- Craig T. Nelson
- Jack Rader - Sean Burke
- Charlene Tilton - Julie Thurston
- Patricia Smith - Marion Burke
- Brad David Stockton - Wayne
- Karlene Crockett - Dana
- Katherine Helmond - Elaine Thurston
- Christopher Knight - Nick
- Don McLean
- Noelle North
- Richard Sanders - Mr. Fogarty
- Dick Van Patten - Herb Thurston
- Alain Patrick - Claude
- Director(s):
- Ted Post
- Writer(s):
- Robert M. Young
- Producer(s):
- Stanley Shpetner
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