Blinded by the Light | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Blinded by the Light novel by Robin F. Brancato |
Written by | Stephen Black Henry Stern Robin Vote |
Directed by | John A. Alonzo |
Starring |
Kristy McNichol Jimmy McNichol Grace Zabriskie Jenny O'Hara |
Music by | Jonathan Tunick |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Philip Mandelker |
Producer | Rodrick Paul |
Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
Editors | John C. Horger Bernard J. Small |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Time-Life Television Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | December 16, 1980 |
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.
David Bowers is a teenager who runs away from home to join a quasi-religious cult. His sister Janet is determined to find him, but almost winds up getting brainwashed by the cult herself.