P.K. and the Kid

P.K. and the Kid
Directed byLou Lombardo
Written byNeal Barbera
Produced byJoe Roth
StarringPaul Le Mat
Molly Ringwald
Alex Rocco
Charles Hallahan
Fionnula Flanagan
CinematographyEdmond L. Koons
Edited byTony Lombardo
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byCastle Hill Productions
Release date
  • January 1987 (1987-01)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

P.K. and the Kid (also known as Petaluma Pride) is a 1987 American drama film directed by Lou Lombardo and starring Paul Le Mat, Molly Ringwald, Alex Rocco, Charles Hallahan and Fionnula Flanagan. Filmed in 1983 but shelved for four years, it was eventually released in 1987.[1][2]

Plot

P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother is ignoring the problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the world championships in arm-pressing. When he discovers her, he wants to send her home at first, but after he knows the story he takes her with him - and gets himself into big trouble: her step-father is behind them, furiously trying to kidnap her and take revenge for the stress he got from her mother.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Utah as well as Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Monterey, Petaluma, and San Francisco, California.[3]

References

  1. ^ VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1989.
  2. ^ F. Maurice Speed, James Cameron-Wilson. Film Review 1988-9. Columbus Books, 1989.
  3. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.