The Young Runaways (1978 film) explained

Genre:	Adventure Drama Family
Director:	Russ Mayberry
Starring:	Gary Collins Anne Francis Sharon Farrell Robert Webber
Music:	Robert F. Brunner
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Executive Producer:	Ron Miller
Producer:	Jerome Courtland
Cinematography:	Charles F. Wheeler
Editor:	Bob Bring
Runtime:	120 minutes
Company:	Walt Disney Productions
Network:	NBC

The Young Runaways is a 1978 American made-for-television drama family film produced by Walt Disney Productions starring Gary Collins, Anne Francis, Sharon Farrell and Robert Webber. It originally aired on NBC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on May 28, 1978.^[1]

Synopsis

"The Young Runaways" are a 12-year-old girl (Alicia Fleer) and her 5-year-old brother (Tommy Crebbs), while on a mission to "kidnap" their brother and sister from a foster home, accidentally become entangled with bank robbers (Anne Francis and Robert Webber) and a precocious, wealthy youngster eager to mastermind the caper.

Cast

• Gary Collins as Lt. Ray Phillips
• Anne Francis as Mrs. Lockhart
• Sharon Farrell as Mamma Doyle
• Robert Webber as Fred Lockhart
• Alicia Fleer as Rosebud Doyle
• Chip Courtland as Eric
• Tommy Crebbs as Joseph T. Doyle
• Pat Delany as Katherine
• Sonny Shroyer as C.L. Doyle
• Dick Bakalyan as Jocko
• Howard T. Platt as Bubba
• Walter Barnes as Sgt. Abel
• Lucille Benson as Grandma Hopkinson
• Jennifer Jason Leigh as Heather
• Tim Pellegrino as Sam

Home video

To date, The Young Runaways has never been released on any physical format by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

Notes and References

1. Book: Cotter . Bill . The Wonderful World of Disney Television . 1997 . Hyperion Books . 0-7868-6359-5 . 178, 554.