''Jailbreakers'' is a 1994

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William Friedkin William David Friedkin (; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in doc ...

. Filming took place in

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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

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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. Angel and her family move to a nice and quiet suburbia. She starts an entire new life and even falls in love with a new boy. However, she is soon in trouble when Tony escapes from jail and interrupts her sweet sixteen. He takes her away from her family and together they try to escape to

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. A chase follows, with the police and Angel's father trying to catch Tony.

Cast

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- Angel NortonTCM
Angel's surname * Antonio Sabàto, Jr. - Tony Falcon *

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- Mr. Norton *

Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical ''Grease (musical), Grease'', and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findl ...

- Mrs. Norton *

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- Skinny * Sean Whalen - Tattoo *Talbert Morton - Whale *Chris Conrad - Jack *Johnny La Spada - Gary * Kerri Randles - Missy * Dana Barron - Sue

References

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* 1994 films 1994 television films 1990s English-language films 1990s teen drama films Rebel Highway American teen drama films Films directed by William Friedkin Films scored by Hummie Mann Films set in the 1950s Films with screenplays by Debra Hill Films produced by Debra Hill 1994 drama films American drama television films 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub