Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.
Acting
Karen Black and Martin Mull as oblivious rich parents, criminally underused
Practical Effects
Gleeful house destruction shot practically, no CGI safety net
Writing
Orphan slang and anarchic plotting that could only exist in 1984
Director
Robert Houston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Robert Houston also edited The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which explains the anarchic energy. This was Pamela Adlon's first film role before becoming a voice acting legend.
Released in 1984 but barely distributed, it's a time capsule of Reagan-era class anxiety played as teen comedy—rich people as clueless aliens ripe for sabotage.
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