Jailbait | |
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Directed by | Rafal Zielinski |
Written by | Donald P. Borchers Robert Vincent O'Neil Alien Castle |
Produced by | Donald P. Borchers |
Starring | C. Thomas Howell Renée Humphrey Krista Errickson David Labiosa |
Cinematography | Zoltán David |
Edited by | Paul Martin Smith |
Music by | Fritz Doddy Jonathan Elias Alex Lasarenko |
Production companies | Skouras Pictures Planet Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Jailbait is a 1994 American film directed by Rafal Zielinski.
Seventeen year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister, Merci. Merci is on the run - from both the police and criminals - after being used to set up a murder. Kyle must convince a policeman, Lee Teffler, to help her find her sister.
Filming started under the direction of Alien Castle. But production was running behing schedule so he was replaced. [1]
The North County Times called it "one of those silly, quick to video jokes." [2] Another critic said "Howell continues his slide into made-for-video oblivion." [3]
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