The Junior Defenders
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The Junior Defenders | |
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Directed by | Keith Spiegel |
Written by | Keith Spiegel |
Produced by | Keith Spiegel Brooke Ciardelli |
Starring | Ally Sheedy Brian O'Halloran Justin Henry Jason David Frank Fred Hazelton |
Narrated by | John Waters |
Cinematography | Mark Sasahara |
Edited by | Keith Spiegel Rick Giachino Stephen Beattie |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $172,000[citation needed] |
The Junior Defenders is a 2007 direct-to-video comedy-fantasy film from Warner Bros. starring Ally Sheedy, Brian O'Halloran, Justin Henry, and Jason David Frank.
Plot
[edit]With a fanbase that rivaled Star Trek's, The Junior Defenders was one of the top TV hits of the late '70s. 25 years following the show's sudden cancellation, a crazed fan named Norman is still obsessed with the show. In his mania, Norman treks across the country in a stolen Winnebago, kidnapping the four washed-up former child stars, Jill, Mitch, Jimmy, and Tommy, from his beloved childhood program. The kidnappings spark a national media frenzy. Once in Hollywood, Norman takes over a soundstage and forces the cast at gunpoint to act in his brand-new episode of The Junior Defenders.
Cast
[edit]- John Waters as Narrator
- Ally Sheedy as Jill Fields
- Brian O'Halloran as Mitch Stone
- Justin Henry as Jimmy Fletcher
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Keen, who shares the same first name with Tommy Oliver from Power Rangers
- Fred Hazelton as Norman Nields
The film features cameo appearances by Pauly Shore, Florence Henderson, Peter Tork, Michael Dukakis, and Kevin Smith.
Production
[edit]Originally titled Groupies, the film's principal photography occurred in February–March 1997.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview with Brian O'Halloran". View Askew. February 2, 1998. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- The Junior Defenders at IMDb
- The Junior Defenders at AllMovie
- The Junior Defenders at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2007 films
- 2007 direct-to-video films
- 2000s fantasy comedy films
- American fantasy comedy films
- 2007 independent films
- Films set in the 1970s
- Films set in 2003
- American independent films
- Warner Bros. films
- 2007 comedy films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- 2000s comedy film stubs
- 2000s American film stubs