Nowhere to Run (1989 film)

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Nowhere to Run
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Carl Franklin
Written by
  • Jackson Barr
  • Nancy Barr
Produced by Julie Corman
Starring
Cinematography Phedon Papamichael
Edited byCarol Oblath
Music by Barry Goldberg
Production
company
Distributed byConcorde Pictures
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nowhere to Run is a 1989 American thriller drama film directed by Carl Franklin (in his feature film directorial debut) and starring David Carradine and Jason Priestley. [1]

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Plot

In rural Texas, 1960 — an age of good times and innocence, when growing up was supposed to be easy — six high school seniors know the terrible secret that will make the difference in the biggest election in the county's history. They must make the most difficult decision of their lives. They must become adults.

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References

  1. Nashawaty, Chris (2013). Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie. Harry N. Abrams. p. 206. ISBN   9781419706691.