Movie: I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist

Top 9 Billed Cast

Adam Nathan
Adam Nathan

Paul Pierce

Juliet Hanlon
Juliet Hanlon

Donna Rose

John MacKay
John MacKay

John Reid

Walt Willey
Walt Willey

Bill Johnson

Saul Alpiner
Saul Alpiner

Frank Romance

Mikhall Druhan
Mikhall Druhan

Miss Murphy

Natalie Savage
Natalie Savage

Woman in Audition Line

Tony Kruk
Tony Kruk

Donna's Father

J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner
J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

Asparagus Director

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  • Overview

    Two runaways find work in a sleazy New York TV station and try to clean up programming.

  • Release Date

    1985-11-01

  • Average

    2.5

  • Rating:

    1.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Why change the channel when you can just blow it up?

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