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The New Kids (1985)
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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, All Movie Guide
Cast
Vince Grant
Joe Bob
Eddie Jones
Charlie
Lori Loughlin
Abby
Lucy Martin
Aunt Fay
Court Miller
Sheriff
John Philbin
Gideon
Shannon Presby
Loren
Paige Lyn Price
Karen
James Spader
Dutra
Eric Stoltz
Mark
David H. MacDonald
Moonie
Theron Montgomery
Gordo
Production Crew
Peter Smith
Art Director
Barbara de Fina
Associate Producer
Barry Moss
Casting
Julie Hughes
Casting
Pennie Du Pont
Casting
Steven Poster
Cinematographer
Lalo Schifrin
Composer (Music Score)
Michel Rubini
Composer (Music Score)
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Sean S. Cunningham
Director
Rita Roland
Editor
Elizabeth Lambert
Makeup
Andrew Fogelson
Producer
Sean S. Cunningham
Producer
Barbara de Fina
Production Designer
Robb Wilson King
Production Designer
Brian Taggert
Screenwriter
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Screenwriter
Tom Coll
Set Designer
Bill Wray
Songwriter
Evan Archerd
Songwriter
Joe Harnell
Songwriter
Michel Rubini
Songwriter
Miriam Cutler
Songwriter
Steve Nelson
Songwriter
J.B. Jones
Special Effects
Artie Malesci
Stunts
Courtney Brown
Stunts
Jay Amor
Stunts
Jeff Moldovan
Stunts
Mike Kirton
Stunts
Year: 1985
Runtime: 90
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Thriller
Color type
Metrocolor
Produced by
Columbia Pictures
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