Savannah Smiles
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| Directed by | Pierre De Moro |
| Produced by | Clark L. Paylow |
| Written by | Mark Miller |
| Starring | Mark Miller Donovan Scott Bridgette Andersen Peter Graves |
| Music by | Ken Sutherland |
| Cinematography | Stephen W. Gray |
| Editing by | Eva Ruggiero |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures Henstooth Video Cheezy Flicks Anchor Bay (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | May 1982 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Savannah Smiles is a 1982 comedy film starring Bridgette Andersen, Donovan Scott, Mark Miller, and Peter Graves. The plot centers around a seven-year-old girl named Savannah, whose father is running for the United States Senate. Savannah's parents pay no attention to her, so she decides to run away and hides in her aunt's car.
When her aunt goes to the park, Savannah switches cars and ends up with two escaped convicts. The convicts take her in and soon discover there is a $100,000 reward for her safe return. But the robbers grow close to her, and ironically, Savannah finds the love and attention she always wanted.
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[edit] VHS and DVD releases
Savannah Smiles was released on VHS in 1982, but had been out of print for several years, and was going for expensive prices online due to its somewhat large cult following with people who grew up in the 1980s.
On September 26, 2006 it was released on DVD, by Anchor Bay.
[edit] Trivia
- Bridgette Andersen, who starred in this film as a child, died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and drugs on May 20, 1997 at the age of 21.
- Another death associated with this movie is that of actress Carol Wayne, who played country nightclub singer "Doreen" in this film. She drowned in January 1985 while on vacation in Mexico.
- The late porn star Savannah took her stage name from this film, as it was one of her favorite movies. She would coincidentally die July 11th 1994, the same day as Bridgette Andersen's 19th birthday.
- On the album The Stage Names by indie rock band Okkervil River, the track named "Savannah Smiles" is a fictional account of the father of Savannah, the above mentioned porn star, find his daughter's diary.
- Savannah Smiles is also the name of a club/bar in Savannah, Georgia that hosts dueling pianos. [1]
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