Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

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.

Cast

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

Brad David

as Wayne

Charlene Tilton

as Julie Thurston

Karlene Crockett

as Dana

Dominique Dunne

as Cathy Robinson

Shelly Batt

as Francine

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