Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)
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: Ted Post
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Dick Van Patten as Herb Thurston |
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Katherine Helmond as Elaine Thurston |
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James Carroll Jordan as Ron Leland |
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Katy Kurtzman as Trish Thurston |
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Christopher Knight as Nick |
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Brad David as Wayne |
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Charlene Tilton as Julie Thurston |
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Karlene Crockett as Dana |
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Dominique Dunne as Cathy Robinson |
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Shelly Batt as Francine |
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Alain Patrick as Claude |
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Richard Sanders as Mr. Fogarty |
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Patricia Smith as Marion Burke |
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Jack Rader as Sean Burke |
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Noelle North as |
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Don McLean as |
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Craig T. Nelson as Claims Adjuster |
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Art Kassul as |
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Pat Corley as |
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Bernie Kuby as |
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Cyrus Yavneh as |
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R.A. Rondell as |
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James Jeter as |
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Nicolas Beauvy as |
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Rick Cirimele as Gary (uncredited) |
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Julie Wakefield as Hitchhiker (uncredited) |
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Cheryl Faye as Teenager |
| Directing | Ted Post | Director |
| Sound | Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stanley Shpetner | Producer |
| Editing | Edward M. Abroms | Editor |
| Art | Joseph M. Altadonna | Art Direction |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Héctor R. Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ric Rondell | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Griffin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlene D. Williams | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Jimmy Simons | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Denny Salvaryn | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Harold M. Etherington | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jack C. May | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Jean Coulter | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Camera | Frank P. Flynn | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Barbara Amato | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Bob Rust | Key Grip |
| Writing | Robert M. Young | Writer |