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Moving Target

Moving Target

This summer will be no vacation.

19886.01h 40mNR

Overview

A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.

Directed by Chris Thomson
Written by Andy Tennant, Ed Hunsaker
Produced by Sheldon Pinchuk, Andy Tennant, Christopher Morgan
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Top Cast

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Toby Kellogg

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Joseph Kellogg

Chynna Phillips

Chynna Phillips

Megan Lawrence

Jack Wagner

Jack Wagner

Tim Sutcliff

Robert Downey Sr.

Robert Downey Sr.

Weinberg

John Glover

John Glover

Dobbins

Donna Mitchell

Donna Mitchell

Sarah Kellogg

Aimee Brooks

Aimee Brooks

Jody Kellogg

Bernie Coulson

Bernie Coulson

Jeff Ackley

Sasha Jenson

Sasha Jenson

Scott

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summer camppolicemusicianmurderdead boy

About Moving Target

Moving Target is a thriller, crime, drama, romance, tv movie film released in 1988 exploring themes of summer camp, police, musician, murder, dead boy. Directed by Chris Thomson, it stars Jason Bateman, Tom Skerritt, Chynna Phillips. A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.

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