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Blinded by the Light is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by John A. Alonzo and starring Kristy and Jimmy McNichol. [1] . The film is based upon a Robin F. Brancato novel. Premise. David Bowers is a teenager who runs away from home to join a quasi-religious cult.
- Drama
Dec 16, 1980 · Blinded by the Light: Directed by John A. Alonzo. With Kristy McNichol, Jimmy McNichol, Anne Jackson, Michael McGuire. A young guy joins a cult and his parents send his sister and the help of a specialist to bring him home, but she also gets swept up in it.
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- Drama
- John A. Alonzo
- 1980-12-16
blinded by the light. Evelien Beekman. 9.14K subscribers. 76K views 6 years ago. ...more. Old movie.
- 89 min
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- Evelien Beekman
James Vincent McNichol plays a teenager who renounces his home and family to run off with a quasi-religious cult, and real-life sister Kristy (acting for the first time with her brother) sets out to bring him back, very nearly becoming brainwashed herself.
- John Alonzo
- Grace Zabriskie
A teen (Kristy McNichol) infiltrates a cult camp to free her brainwashed brother (James Vincent McNichol) from its mock-paternal leader.
Aug 15, 2019 · Gurinder Chadha's “Blinded By the Light” leans out of the typical glossy ’80s look, for a grittier vision with echoes of today's political battles.
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. John A. Alonzo.