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Jailbreakers
Sign in to saveJailbreakers is a 1994 television film directed by William Friedkin. Filming took place in Southern California and it was released on September 9, 1994. The film originally aired on Showtime as part of their Rebel Highway series that took the titles of 1950s-era B-movies and applied them to original films. The film was later released on VHS.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1990s teen drama films, 1994 American films and 1994 drama films.
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5.815-year-old high school cheerleader Angel falls in love with Tony, a leather-clad, dope-smoking biker. When Tony robs two jewelry stores, Angel’s local reputation is soiled, and her parents move the family to Bakersfield for a new beginning. But Tony soon makes a desperate escape from jail and goes hunting for his girlfriend.
Cast
- Antonio Sabàto Jr. as Tony
- Shannen Doherty as Angel
- Sean Whalen as Tattoo
- Adrien Brody as Skinny
- Adrienne Barbeau as Mrs. Sheila Norton
- Julie St. Claire as Mary
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Screenwriter
- Debra Hill
- Cast member
- Shannen Doherty
- Duration
- 76
- FilmAffinity ID
- 906338
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- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- title
- Jailbreakers
- original broadcaster
- Showtime
- start time
- 1994-09-09
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- References
- External links
Jailbreakers is a 1994 television film directed by William Friedkin. Filming took place in Southern California and it was released on September 9, 1994. The film originally aired on Showtime as part of their Rebel Highway series that took the titles of 1950s-era B-movies and applied them to original films. The film was later released on VHS.
==Plot== The film takes place in the 1950s. Angel is a 15-year-old cheerleader who has her life all ahead of her. She falls in love with Tony Falcon, a drug dealing high school drop-out. A nighttime outing leads to trouble and Angel and Tony are caught. Although Tony is the only one who is sent to jail, Angel has it very hard as well. She is estranged from her parents and her friends refuse ever to talk to her. The family think it is for the best for them to move to new surroundings.
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