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A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.
Vince Grant
- JoeBob
- (as Vincent Grant)
Paige Price
- Karen
- (as Paige Lyn Price)
Jean De Baer
- Mary Beth MacWilliams
- (as Jean DeBaer)
Chad Wiggins-Grady
- Chad Bob
- (as Chad Wiggins)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShannon Presby's final film role. Shortly after completing the film, he decided to give up acting.
- GoofsDuring the shower scene, Abby is wearing a vest to hide her nudity. (4:3 Open Matte version only)
- Alternate versionsThe 1988 UK Columbia video (released as "Striking Back") was cut by 54 secs by the BBFC to edit drug scenes, a shot of a girl's underwear being removed and a scene of girl being covered in lighter fluid.
- ConnectionsReferenced in SOS (1988)
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"The kids learned three things about southern hospitality: blood, sweat, and terror!"
The New Kids is a likable eighties movie from veteran horror director/producer Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th). There are quite a few flaws in it, but it's too much fun to condemn for that. I stumbled across it in the horror section, and yet, it's the furthest thing from a horror flick. It's more along the lines of Paul Lynch's Bullies really. It could almost be considered a thriller, but there's just enough cheese on the surface to keep it from being too scary. It's still well worth a sitting though. The great, young cast is fun to watch, including Eric Stoltz (Killing Zoe) and James Spader (Wolf), who is hilarious and evil at the same time as the crazy redneck, Dutra. Another reason I like this film is the presence of one of my favorite genre actors, Tom Atkins (brief as it may be). The climax, well, the climax makes the movie. It's very well done (especially the pit bull scene) and everyone should walk away pleased. If you're looking for an interesting revenge flick, rent The New Kids.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Army Brats
- Filming locations
- Hotel Redland, 5 S Flagler Ave, Homestead, Florida, USA(where Uncle Charlie picks up the kids)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $199,108
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $199,108
- Jan 20, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $199,108
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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