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09/02/1979 Drama, Crime, Thriller 1h 48m
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“Oh my God, that's my daughter.”

Overview

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.

  1. Paul Schrader

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. George C. Scott

    Jake VanDorn

  2. Peter Boyle

    Andy Mast

  3. Season Hubley

    Niki

  4. Dick Sargent

    Wes DeJong

  5. Leonard Gaines

    Ramada

  6. Dave Nichols

    Kurt

  7. Gary Graham

    Tod

  8. Larry Block

    Detective Burrows

  9. Marc Alaimo

    Ratan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-03-09
George C. Scott makes good with his rather uncharacteristic performance, here. He’s the upstanding businessman “Van Dorn” who is shocked at the sudden disappearance of his teenage daughter. He hires “Mast” (Peter Boyle) to track her down and though he doesn’t find her, he does find some disturbing evidence for her dad that she is starring in some cheap porn movies. Determined to track her down and fetch her back, he tries to glean information from some sex workers by showing them photos and asking questions. They think he’s a cop so clam up, so he concludes a different tack is go...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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