Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979, English. Directed by Ted Post.
They hitched their way to death!
A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ted PostDirector
- Dick Van PattenHerb Thurston
- Katherine HelmondElaine Thurston
- James Carroll JordanRon Leland
- Katy KurtzmanTrish Thurston
- Christopher KnightNick
- Brad DavidWayne
- Charlene TiltonJulie Thurston
- Karlene CrockettDana
- Dominique DunneCathy Robinson
- Shelly BattFrancine
- Alain PatrickClaude
- Richard SandersMr. Fogarty
Details
- Released
- 21 September 1979
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert M. Young
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How long is Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker?
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker on?
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 September 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker?
If you liked Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker, try Girl in the Box, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.
Who directed Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker?
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979) was directed by Ted Post and stars Dick Van Patten, Katherine Helmond, James Carroll Jordan.