The Young Runaways
Seen it?1978 | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone with a bit of wanderlust and families. Set in sun-baked Los Angeles. Sits nicely alongside Descendants 3.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Russ Mayberry
- Anne FrancisMarian Lockhart
- Robert WebberFred Lockhart
- Gary CollinsLt. Ray Phillips
- Pat DelanyKatherine Phillips
- Alicia FleerRosebud Doyle
- Tommy CrebbsJoseph T. Doyle
- Richard BakalyanJocko
- Walter BarnesSgt. Abel
- Lucille BensonGrandma Hopkins
- Chip CourtlandEric