James at 15(1977)

movie - first aired/released 1977-09-05 - 100 min - audience 7.0

Drama, TV Movie

Directed by Joseph Hardy

A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he runs away to see her. On the way he hooks up with a female art student in her 20s who is also hitchhiking across the country, from whom he learns some valuable lessons about life. This was the pilot film for the two-season series.