"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."
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
Alain Patrick
as Claude
Richard Sanders
as Mr. Fogarty
Patricia Smith
as Marion Burke
Jack Rader
as Sean Burke
Noelle North
as
Don McLean
Craig T. Nelson
as Claims Adjuster
Art Kassul
Pat Corley
Bernie Kuby
Cyrus Yavneh
R.A. Rondell
James Jeter
Nicolas Beauvy
Rick Cirimele
as Gary (uncredited)
Julie Wakefield
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Ted Post
Director
Robert M. Young
Screenplay
Joe Renzetti
Original Music Composer
Stanley Shpetner
Producer
Edward M. Abroms
Editor
Joseph M. Altadonna
Art Direction
Dennis W. Peeples
Set Decoration
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Héctor R. Figueroa
Director of Photography
Ric Rondell
Associate Producer
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Marlene D. Williams
Hairstylist
Second Unit Director
James Simons
Second Assistant Director
Denny Salvaryn
First Assistant Director
Harold M. Etherington
Production Sound Mixer
Jack C. May
Sound Effects Editor
Jean Coulter
Stunt Double
Richard Epper
Stunts
Frank P. Flynn
Second Unit Director of Photography
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Bob Rust
Key Grip