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Off the Minnesota Strip

  • TV Movie
  • 19801980
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
110
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Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)
  • Drama
A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York City as a hooker and tries desperately to r... Read allA teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York City as a hooker and tries desperately to regain her parents' understanding and love.A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York City as a hooker and tries desperately to regain her parents' understanding and love.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
110
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lamont Johnson
  • Writer
    • David Chase
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook
    • Michael Learned
    • Mare Winningham
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lamont Johnson
  • Writer
    • David Chase
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook
    • Michael Learned
    • Mare Winningham
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    • 7User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

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    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Bud Johansen
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Hughlene Johansen
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Micki Johansen
    Ben Marley
    Ben Marley
    • Dwayne Foti
    Ronald Hunter
    Ronald Hunter
    • Dr. Fischel
    James Murtaugh
    James Murtaugh
    • Bruce McGrath
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    • Louis Knox Jr
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Dr. Haas
    Tom Troupe
    Tom Troupe
    • Johnson
    Heather McAdam
    Heather McAdam
    • Danielle Johansen
    • (as Heather McAdams)
    Sally Prager
    • Kathi Maresca
    Kevyn Major Howard
    Kevyn Major Howard
    • Steve Gruenberg
    Kirby Furlong
    • Tony Woytowicz
    Walter Mathews
    Walter Mathews
    • 2nd Man
    Jan Burrell
    Jan Burrell
    • Aunt Vinny
    Layla Bias Galloway
    • Tony's Mother
    • (as Layla Gallaway)
    Lenora May
    Lenora May
    • Lisa Sherman
    Michele Laurita
    • Allison Anderson
    • Director
      • Lamont Johnson
    • Writer
      • David Chase
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    • Trivia
      Heather McAdam's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      (No More) Dancin' In The Streets
      By John Hiatt

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    8/10
    Rough 70's Drama
    There are a hand full of TV movies from the 1970's, that are truly outstanding. This is one of them. "Off the Minnesota Strip" steers clear of exploitation by starting this sordid tale of a teenage prostitute, at the point there she has just quit the business, and has returned home to her rural town. Many people see this movie as some kind of unofficial sequel to "Taxi Driver," this story following the prostitute Iris as she goes home to her family in the Mid West. But Mare Winningham is playing Micki Johansen, a girl hardened to life on the streets of New York, as well as some things from her past, (some kind of shocking) that have robbed her of her innocence.

    This is a hard film, that pulls no punches. The mother growls at her daughter like an animal, while her father tries to make up for past mistakes, everybody smokes cigarettes, which is something you would NEVER see today, and we have the mother, the father smoking with their 15 year old daughter, who is also puffing away, and NOBODY acknowledges anything unusual about that. I love this film and it's certain 70's atmosphere. The parents are played so realistically with no sugar coating, that their behavior was more shocking than their daughters'actions. We even have Leon Isaac Kennedy as the angry pimp who hunts down the girl and tries to take her back to New York. This was directed by Lamant Johnson, so it has a professional, theater film quality, rather than like a TV movie. Johnson also directed "Lipstick" starring Margeaux Hemmingway, another seedy, sexually potent drama about rape. Finally, this movie does NOT have some predictable, happy ending, and that is what makes this special. Another teen drama from this time. "Born Innocent," also chose to end on a dark note, as did the brilliant "Death of Ritchie" with Ben Gazarra, which ended in horrible tragedy. The films that wrap everything up nicely, have no power, and are forgotten today. Definitely worth tracking down if you are a fan of any of the other movies I mentioned; this is up there with the best of them..
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • O Difícil Regresso
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cherokee Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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