Overview
California teen Anita Minteer struggles in the face of an absentee mother, her mom's abusive boyfriend, Rooney, and a lack of respect from her classmates. This all changes when a pen-pal school project connects her with convict Howard. Anita secures Howard's parole and violently squares off against Rooney after he rapes her. Soon enough, the gun-crazy teen is on the run with Howard, with his parole officer in pursuit.
Cast
- Drew Barrymore as Anita
- James Le Gros as Howard
- Billy Drago as Hank
- Rodney Harvey as Tom
- Joe Dallesandro as Rooney
- Michael Ironside as Mr. Kincaid
- Ione Skye as Joy
- Robert Greenberg as Mr. Sheets
- Jeremy Davies as Bill
- Dan Eisenstein as Chuck