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''Thumb Tripping'' is an American 1972
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Quentin Masters, written by Don Mitchell, and starring Michael Burns,
Meg Foster Margaret "Meg" Foster (born May 10, 1948) is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of '' The Scarlet Letter'', and the films '' Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'' and '' ...
,
Marianna Hill Marianna Hill (born Marianna Schwarzkopf; February 9, 1942) is an American actress who is known for her starring roles in the Western films '' El Condor'' (1970) and ''High Plains Drifter'' and the cult horror film '' Messiah of Evil'' (both 1 ...
, Burke Byrnes, Michael Conrad and
Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Suppo ...
. It was released in October 1972, by AVCO Embassy Pictures.


Plot

Adventurous hitchhikers decide to accept every ride they are offered and end up with more than they bargained for.


Cast

* Michael Burns as Gary *
Meg Foster Margaret "Meg" Foster (born May 10, 1948) is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of '' The Scarlet Letter'', and the films '' Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'' and '' ...
as Shay *
Marianna Hill Marianna Hill (born Marianna Schwarzkopf; February 9, 1942) is an American actress who is known for her starring roles in the Western films '' El Condor'' (1970) and ''High Plains Drifter'' and the cult horror film '' Messiah of Evil'' (both 1 ...
as Lynn * Burke Byrnes as Jack * Michael Conrad as "Diesel" *
Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Suppo ...
as "Smitty" *
Larry Hankin Lawrence Alan Hankin (born December 7, 1937) is an American character actor. He has had major film roles as Charley Butts in '' Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979), Ace in '' Running Scared'' (1986), and Carl Alphonse in '' Billy Madison'' (1995). H ...
as "Simp" *
Joyce Van Patten Joyce Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) is an American film and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in films like ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976), '' St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985) (as Mrs. Beamish), and as Gloria Noonan in '' Grown Ups'' (2010) ...
as Mother * Ed Greenburg as Ed * Eric Butler as Eric


See also

*
List of American films of 1972 This is a list of American films released in 1972. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1972, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by '' The Numbers'', are as follows: January–March April–June is ...


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* * 1972 films 1972 drama films American drama films Films produced by Irwin Winkler Films produced by Robert Chartoff Embassy Pictures films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Quentin Masters 1970s American films {{1970s-US-film-stub