Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976 television film directed by Randal Kleiser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film which premiered on NBC on September 27, 1976.
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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Dalene Young |
Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
Starring | Eve Plumb Leigh J. McCloskey Lynn Carlin William Schallert |
Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Douglas S. Cramer |
Production locations | Tucson, Arizona Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California Gittelson Brothers Hollywood Boulevard Golf Course - 5263 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California Burbank, California Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
Editor | Carroll Sax |
Running time | 120 minutes (with commercials) |
Production company | Douglas S. Cramer Company |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27) |
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The story follows a 15-year-old girl named Dawn Wetherby (Eve Plumb) who runs away from home to Hollywood, California and becomes a prostitute to support herself. Dawn finds herself taken under the wing of a tough-talking pimp named Swan. The film's soundtrack features the song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways.
A sequel, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977), focuses on Dawn's friend and fellow runaway, Alexander Duvall (Leigh McCloskey). Plumb reprised her role as Dawn for the sequel.