Valerie's prosecutor mom is trying to put away Adam, an alleged serial killer on trial for murdering six women. But he's so charming that the teenage Valerie just can't believe he really did it, and soon they begin sending each other letters. Adam is caught up in a jailbreak and ends up on the run.
Acting
Christopher Atkins' unhinged charm offensive as dreamy psychopath Adam.
Production
Gloriously cheap TV-movie aesthetic, complete with obvious sets.
Director
Fritz Kiersch
Christopher Atkins
Adam Brenner
Amanda Peterson
Valerie
Mary Frann
Susan
James Remar
Louis
Peggy Lipton
Jane Sims
Andrew Robinson
Sheriff Harry Childs
Lar Park Lincoln
Sandy
Robert Walker Jr.
Edgar Perkins
Shelley Smith
Kathy Crowley
Andrew Lowery
James Childs
Barbara McNair
English Teacher
Jane Kean
Home-Ec Teacher
Ned Bellamy
Adolph
Ken Foree
Willy
Kevin Brophy
Deputy Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Fritz Kiersch disowned the film, which is why 'Alan Smithee'—the official pseudonym for directors who want their name removed—appears on some prints.
This was Amanda Peterson's final film role before she left Hollywood; she tragically died in 2015, making this oddball thriller an unintentionally poignant footnote.
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