BAD MANNERS (1984)

 

Directed By: Robert Houston 

Written By: Robert Houston and Joseph Kwong 

Cinematography: Jan De Bont

Editor: Barry Zetlin

Cast: Pamela Segall, Joey Coleman, George Olden, Michael Hentz, Christopher Brown, Anne DeSalvo, Martin Mull, Karen Black, Kimmy Robertson, Susan Ruttan, Edy Williams, Stephen Stucker

Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0057: THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982)

Written & Directed By: Boaz Davisson 
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg 
Editor: Bruria Davidson 


Cast: Lawrence Monoson, Steve Antin, Diane Franklin, Joe Rubbo, Kimmy Robertson, Louisa Moritz, Brian Peck 


The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.

DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (1991)

Directed By: Stephen Herek 
Written By: Neil Landau & Tara Ison 
Cinematography By: Tim Sushrstedt 
Editor: Larry Bock 


Cast: Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Joanna Cassidy, Jayne Brook, John Getz, Josh Charles, Kimmy Robertson, Danielle Harris, David Duchovny, Concetta Tomei, Christopher Pettiet, Sarah Buxton, Michael Kopelow 


Single mother goes away for the summer. The kids are first delighted but then find that Mom has hired the sitter from hell to stay with them. When the sitter dies of a sudden coronary they deposit the body at a mortuary only to discover all their summer expense money was in her purse. The kids must find a way to survive the summer without mom or her money. This means actual work!