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Blinded by the Light(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-12-16
50%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
When teenager David Bowers renounces his home and family to run off with a quasi-religious cult, his sister, Janet, sets out to bring him back, very nearly becoming brainwashed herself.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Time-Life Television Productions
Movie: Blinded by the Light
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kristy McNichol
Janet Bowers
Jimmy McNichol
David Bowers
Anne Jackson
Frances Bowers
Jenny O'Hara
Rose
Phillip R. Allen
Dr. Brockton
Keith Andes
Father Adam
Sandy McPeak
Max
Gail Edwards
Zora
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When teenager David Bowers renounces his home and family to run off with a quasi-religious cult, his sister, Janet, sets out to bring him back, very nearly becoming brainwashed herself.
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1980-12-16
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