A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.
Acting
Young Bateman serving earnest terror before Arrested Development irony.
Production
Peak late-80s TV movie budget: one car chase, many suspicious glances.
Director
Chris Thomson
Jason Bateman
Toby Kellogg
Tom Skerritt
Joseph Kellogg
Chynna Phillips
Megan Lawrence
Jack Wagner
Tim Sutcliff
Robert Downey Sr.
Weinberg
John Glover
Dobbins
Donna Mitchell
Sarah Kellogg
Aimee Brooks
Jody Kellogg
Bernie Coulson
Jeff Ackley
Sasha Jenson
Scott
Richard Dysart
Arthur Cambridge
Derek Rydall
Barry
William Lanteau
Mr. Bauman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Downey Sr. appears as a shady lawyer—yes, Iron Man's dad directed indie classics and acted in this.
This aired on NBC as a 'summer movie' event when networks still commissioned original thrillers to compete with theatrical releases.
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