New Kids (1985)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1985 Wide
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Abby (Lori Loughlin) and her brother, Loren (Shannon Presby), seem to have it all: good looks, lots of friends, and a great relationship with their loving mom and their heroic, discipline-minded military dad. When their folks are killed in a car crash, however, the siblings must move to small-town Florida to live with their sweet but cash-impaired Uncle Charlie (Ed Jones) and Aunt Fay (Lucy Martin), who own a gas station and a struggling, bargain-bin amusement park. For Abby and Loren, life in
Jan 1, 1985 Wide
Oct 4, 2005
Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Cast
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Shannon Presby
Loren -
Lori Loughlin
Abby -
James Spader
Dutra -
John Philbin
Gideon -
David H. MacDonald
Moonie -
Vince Grant
Joe Bob -
Theron Montgomery
Gordo -
Eddie Jones
Charlie -
Lucy Martin
Aunt Fay -
Eric Stoltz
Mark -
Paige Lyn Price
Karen -
Court Miller
Sheriff -
Tom Atkins
"Mac" MacWilliams -
Fred Buch
Guidance Counselor -
Toni Crabtree
Newscaster -
Jean De Baer
Mary Beth MacWilliams -
Ilse Earl
Guidance Counselor -
Donnie Kehr
Friend -
John D. LeMay
Redneck -
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Brad Sullivan
Colonel Jenkins -
Margaret Welsh
Friend -
Alexander Panas
Paint Store Proprietor -
John Archie
Math Teacher -
Billy Barzee
Redneck -
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Gregory Gilbert
Redneck -
Noel Rego
Friend -
Tim Waldrip
Friend -
Chad Wiggins
Chad Bob -
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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)
Doesn't disappoint ... on that level of ultra-trashy expectation.
The protagonists are paper-thin caricatures; the villains are ridiculously, stupidly, evil; the plot is dirt-dry and predictable; and the hairstyles are just plain nutty.
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