Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.
Acting
Swayze commits fully to unhinged dad energy
Costume
Peak early-90s highway criminal drip
Director
Darrell James Roodt
Patrick Swayze
Jack Charles
Halle Berry
Kathleen Mercer
Sabrina Lloyd
Kelly Charles
Brian Bonsall
Eddie Charles
Michael Ironside
Jerry
Diane Ladd
Rita
Adrienne Barbeau
Celeste
Vanessa Marquez
Delores
Josh Lucas
Andy
Bob Gunton
Lazzaro
Georgann Johnson
Judge
William Bumiller
Travis
Martha Velez
Mrs. Carter
Kane Hodder
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real case of William Dillwyn Evans, who actually did kidnap his kids from foster care in 1969.
This bombed so hard it barely got a theatrical release, becoming a cable TV staple instead—peak 'Swayze could do no wrong' era denial.
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