Jailbreakers
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{{Infobox television
| image = Jailbreakers cover.jpg
| caption =
| genre = Drama
| writer = Debra Hill
Gigi Vorgan
| starring = Shannen Doherty
| director = William Friedkin
| executive_producer =
| producer = Debra Hill
Willie Kutner
Lou Arkoff
| cinematography = Cary Fisher
| editor = Augie Hess
| music = Hummie Mann
| company = Drive-In Classics
Showtime Networks
Spelling Films International
| network = Showtime
| released = {{Start date|1994|09|09}}
| runtime = 76 min.
| language = English
| budget =
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Jailbreakers is a 1994 television film directed by William Friedkin. Filming took place in Southern California and it was released on September 9, 1994.[https://archive.today/20130205094155/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117903082.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&p=0 Variety review] The film originally aired on Showtime as part of their Rebel Highway series that took the titles of 1950s-era B-movies and applied them to original films. The film was later released on VHS.
Plot
The film takes place in the 1950s.[http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/VideoHome/9A353017A6303D8C88256B0100192C54/?OpenDocument Film Critic review]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Angel is a 15-year-old cheerleader who has her life all ahead of her. She falls in love with Tony Falcon, a drug dealing high school drop-out. A nighttime outing leads to trouble and Angel and Tony are caught. Although Tony is the only one who is sent to jail, Angel has it very hard as well. She is estranged from her parents and her friends refuse ever to talk to her. The family think it is for the best for them to move to new surroundings.
Angel and her family move to a nice and quiet suburbia. She starts an entire new life and even falls in love with a new boy.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024181006/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/150102/Jailbreakers/overview The New York Times review] However, she is soon in trouble when Tony escapes from jail and interrupts her sweet sixteen. He takes her away from her family and together they try to escape to Mexico. A chase follows, with the police and Angel's father trying to catch Tony.
Cast
- Shannen Doherty - Angel Norton[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466741/jailbreakers TCM] Angel's surname{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |fix-attempted=no}}
- Antonio Sabàto, Jr. - Tony Falcon
- Vince Edwards - Mr. Norton
- Adrienne Barbeau - Mrs. Norton
- Adrien Brody - Skinny
- Sean Whalen - Tattoo
- Talbert Morton - Whale
- Chris Conrad - Jack
- Johnny La Spada - Gary
- Kerri Randles - Missy
- Dana Barron - Sue
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0110179|title=Jailbreakers}}
{{William Friedkin}}
Category:1994 television films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1990s teen drama films
Category:American teen drama films
Category:Films directed by William Friedkin
Category:Films scored by Hummie Mann
Category:Films set in the 1950s
Category:Films with screenplays by Debra Hill
Category:Films produced by Debra Hill
Category:American drama television films
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