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Looking for Name of 80s Drama Film


I think it was a drama or maybe a thriller, can’t remember the whole plot, it would have been mid to late 80s when it came out I think, here’s what I do recall:

- The main characters in the beginning were two teenage sisters, one a couple years older than the other, they both still lived at home in a well-to-do family.
- The older sister had a boyfriend that would come around a lot and I think they were sexually active. I was an adolescent boy at the time so of course I remember the older sister had fairly large breasts, although I don’t think they were ever exposed in the film.
- I recall the sisters walking down a road together talking in one scene, either a country road or their neighborhood. No clue what they were talking about though.
- I don’t remember seeing this, but I want to say the older sister was hit by a car and killed. I know for sure she died, but I’m not sure how.
- In their grief the boyfriend and the younger sister start spending more time with each other and eventually get physical and have sex. The younger sister was a virgin, so when they have sex she is uncomfortable, even though she wants to do it, and then I want to say there’s some blood from the intercourse that she gets on her hand, and her dad walks in on them and catches them in the act.

Okay that’s about everything I remember, I just know this movie made an impression on me due to my age at the time and the risqué themes of the film. Now 30+ years later I still wonder what the heck it was I saw and what the full plot of the film is. I don’t know if it was just a relationship drama or if there was a thriller aspect to it where it turns out the sister was intentionally killed and then the killer comes after the rest of the family in their home later.

Any help y’all movie aficionados could provide is greatly appreciated! Cheers!

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The movie sounds a lot like The Man in the Moon with Reece Witherspoon, but the plot points are different as the male love interest in that movie dies from an accident and the older sister doesn't but the death creates resentment between older and younger sisters.

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I see the similarities you mentioned but it’s definitely not the Reece Witherspoon movie. I feel like this movie I’m thinking of had a darker tone to it, I keep thinking there’s a killer in it somewhere. Thanks for the reply though!

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I think I remember this one as well, but, of course, I don't remember the title. I'll add what I do remember.
It was a Canadian production.
The older girl was a best friend, not a sister. She was a Canadian actress, I think.
The killer was an older man who was trying to marry the girl's widowed or divorced mom. He was plotting to kill the mother, but I don't know why. Maybe for insurance money.
The younger girl wasn't old enough to drive and rode a bicycle often.

I thought this was the film "The Stepfather" from 1987, but the plot doesn't match up.
If I remember anything else, I'll add it.

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Thanks for the input! What you described sounds familiar, although I can’t say whether it’s the same film I’m thinking of or not, the Canadian part sounds plausible since I seem to remember the literal atmosphere was rather dreary a la the Pacific Northwest, so Vancouver or elsewhere in BC fits the bill.

It’s stuck in my head that the girl’s actual father or both parents caught them having sex though, and the girl gets out of bed with blood on her hands at that point from losing her virginity. The girls being friends instead of sisters could be the case and I’m Just remembering wrong, not sure.

Either way if you figure out what movie it is you’re thinking of let me know, now I’m curious about that too! Sounds interesting, I did see the original Stepfather movie back then too and I like that sort of film, heck I even liked the cheesy remake of it from several years back. Lol.

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OK, thanks to a helpful person over on the Reddit TOMT board I now know what movie I was thinking of. It's "Scream for Help". Link to the IMDb page for it. Hope it's yours.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088066/reference

See the review by Zeegrade that gives a good synopsis of the movie. I think it's the one you're thinking of.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088066/reviews?ref_=tttr_ql_op_3

ETA: Found the whole movie is up on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hoKtUXU9Jw

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Nice find.

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Thank you Bargle! Just saw your post, I’m pretty sure just based on the initial photos on the IMDB page that this is the movie I’ve been thinking of for so many years!!! Looking forward to giving this a view on YouTube ASAP! Thanks for the help!

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