The Young Runaways (1978 film)

The Young Runaways is a 1978 American made-for-television drama family film produced by Walt Disney Productions starring Gary Collins, Anne Francis, Sharon Farrell and Robert Webber. It originally aired on NBC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on May 28, 1978.^[1]

The Young Runaways
Genre	Adventure Drama Family
Written by	Sy Gomberg
Directed by	Russ Mayberry
Starring	Gary Collins Anne Francis Sharon Farrell Robert Webber
Music by	Robert F. Brunner
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Ron Miller
Producer	Jerome Courtland
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Editor	Bob Bring
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 28, 1978 (1978-05-28)

Synopsis

"The Young Runaways" are a 12-year-old girl (Alicia Fleer) and her 5-year-old brother (Tommy Crebbs), while on a mission to "kidnap" their brother and sister from a foster home, accidentally become entangled with bank robbers (Anne Francis and Robert Webber) and a precocious, wealthy youngster eager to mastermind the caper.

Cast

• Gary Collins as Lt. Ray Phillips
• Anne Francis as Mrs. Lockhart
• Sharon Farrell as Mamma Doyle
• Robert Webber as Fred Lockhart
• Alicia Fleer as Rosebud Doyle
• Chip Courtland as Eric
• Tommy Crebbs as Joseph T. Doyle
• Pat Delany as Katherine
• Sonny Shroyer as C.L. Doyle
• Dick Bakalyan as Jocko
• Howard T. Platt as Bubba
• Walter Barnes as Sgt. Abel
• Lucille Benson as Grandma Hopkinson
• Jennifer Jason Leigh as Heather
• Tim Pellegrino as Sam

Home video

To date, The Young Runaways has never been released on any physical format by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

References

1. Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 178, 554. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.

External links

• The Young Runaways at IMDb