Welcome to 18

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Welcome to 18
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Directed byTerry Carr
Screenplay byTerry Carr
Judith Sherman Wolin
Produced byDavid C. Thomas
Starring Mariska Hargitay
Courtney Thorne-Smith
JoAnn Willette
Cristen Kauffman
CinematographyStephen L. Posey
Edited byLois Freeman-Fox
Music by Tony Berg
Production
company
Green Griffin
Distributed byAmerican Distribution Group [1]
International Video Entertainment [2]
Green Griffin
Release date
  • November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Welcome to 18 (alternative title: Summer Release) [1] is a 1986 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Terry Carr, who also wrote the screenplay with Judith Sherman Wolin. It stars Mariska Hargitay, Courtney Thorne-Smith and JoAnn Willette. [3]

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Plot

The film follows the adventures of three high school girls the summer after they graduate. After their jobs at a dude ranch fail to work out, the girls head to Lake Tahoe where they meet Talia (Cristen Kauffman). Talia's boyfriend Roscoe then helps the girls get a job at a casino which leads to trouble.

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