No Prince for My Cinderella (1978)
(aka Operation: Runaway / The Runaways)
DIRECTOR: William Wiard (The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything)
STARS: Robert Reed (Pray for the Wildcats), Terri Nunn, Scott Baio (Stoned, Happy Days), Michael Biehn (Aliens, Hog Wild), Ruth Cox
SYNOPSIS: Feature length pilot episode of the 70's television show The Runaways (aka Operation: Runaway). You might expect this to be a super campy 70's TV film but it's actually way above average. Robert Reed is great as the private investigator who specializes in finding teen runaways. He's firm when he needs to be but adds just the right dose of humor to lighten things up. One case has him chasing down a scrappy Scott Baio as a confused kid who forms a bond of respect with Reed. The main story has a troubled teenage girl (Terri Nunn, future singer of "Berlin") who suffers from split personality. To make matters worse her alter ego is a hardened prostitute! The film goes back and forth between Reed's efforts to find Nunn and her sleazy descent from innocent street hooker to high class call girl. Nunn (who was only 17 when she made this!) gives a surprisingly solid performance as she snaps back and forth, ala Sybil, from one personality to the other. She talks to herself, laughs maniacally, gets beat up by a john and doesn't even recognize her own father. Michael Biehn has a small role as Reed's adopted son. Highly recommended for lover's of 70's television sleaze.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R
(aka Operation: Runaway / The Runaways)
DIRECTOR: William Wiard (The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything)
STARS: Robert Reed (Pray for the Wildcats), Terri Nunn, Scott Baio (Stoned, Happy Days), Michael Biehn (Aliens, Hog Wild), Ruth Cox
SYNOPSIS: Feature length pilot episode of the 70's television show The Runaways (aka Operation: Runaway). You might expect this to be a super campy 70's TV film but it's actually way above average. Robert Reed is great as the private investigator who specializes in finding teen runaways. He's firm when he needs to be but adds just the right dose of humor to lighten things up. One case has him chasing down a scrappy Scott Baio as a confused kid who forms a bond of respect with Reed. The main story has a troubled teenage girl (Terri Nunn, future singer of "Berlin") who suffers from split personality. To make matters worse her alter ego is a hardened prostitute! The film goes back and forth between Reed's efforts to find Nunn and her sleazy descent from innocent street hooker to high class call girl. Nunn (who was only 17 when she made this!) gives a surprisingly solid performance as she snaps back and forth, ala Sybil, from one personality to the other. She talks to herself, laughs maniacally, gets beat up by a john and doesn't even recognize her own father. Michael Biehn has a small role as Reed's adopted son. Highly recommended for lover's of 70's television sleaze.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R
(aka Operation: Runaway / The Runaways)
DIRECTOR: William Wiard (The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything)
STARS: Robert Reed (Pray for the Wildcats), Terri Nunn, Scott Baio (Stoned, Happy Days), Michael Biehn (Aliens, Hog Wild), Ruth Cox
SYNOPSIS: Feature length pilot episode of the 70's television show The Runaways (aka Operation: Runaway). You might expect this to be a super campy 70's TV film but it's actually way above average. Robert Reed is great as the private investigator who specializes in finding teen runaways. He's firm when he needs to be but adds just the right dose of humor to lighten things up. One case has him chasing down a scrappy Scott Baio as a confused kid who forms a bond of respect with Reed. The main story has a troubled teenage girl (Terri Nunn, future singer of "Berlin") who suffers from split personality. To make matters worse her alter ego is a hardened prostitute! The film goes back and forth between Reed's efforts to find Nunn and her sleazy descent from innocent street hooker to high class call girl. Nunn (who was only 17 when she made this!) gives a surprisingly solid performance as she snaps back and forth, ala Sybil, from one personality to the other. She talks to herself, laughs maniacally, gets beat up by a john and doesn't even recognize her own father. Michael Biehn has a small role as Reed's adopted son. Highly recommended for lover's of 70's television sleaze.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R