''P.K. and the Kid'' (also known as ''Petaluma Pride'') is a 1987 American

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directed by Lou Lombardo and starring

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and

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. Filmed in 1983 but shelved for four years, it was eventually released in 1987.

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

as Kid Kane *

as P.K. *

as Les *

as Bazooka * John DiSanti as Benny *

as Flo *

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as Al * Leigh Hamilton as Louise *

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as himself *

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as himself *

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as Mim * Charlene as Dolly * Robert Wentz as Billy * George Fisher as Scratch *

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as Big Mac * Mike Adams as Ernie

Production

Parts of the film were shot in

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as well as

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, and

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*{{IMDb title, id=0084460 1987 films 1987 drama films American drama films Films scored by James Horner Warner Bros. films Films shot in Utah Films shot in Colorado Films shot in California 1980s English-language films 1980s American films