Directed by George Mihalka   Written by Stephen A. Miller   John Beaird   Cast Paul Kelman ... T.J. Lori Hallier ... Sarah Neil Affleck ... Axel Keith Knight ... Hollis Alf Humphreys ... Howard Cynthia Dale ... Patty Helene Udy ... Sylvia Rob Stein ... John Thomas Kovacs ... Mike (as Tom Kovacs) Terry Waterland ... Harriet Carl Marotte ... Dave Jim Murchison ... Tommy Gina Dick ... Gretchen Peter Cowper ... The Miner & Harry Warden Don Francks ... Chief Newby Patricia Hamilton ... Mabel Larry Reynolds ... Mayor Hanniger Jack Van Evera ... Happy Jeff Banks ... Young Axel Pat Hemingway ... Woman Graham Whitehead ... Mac Fred Watters ... Supervisor 1 Jeff Fulton ... Supervisor 2 Pat Walsh ... Harvey Smight Marguerite McNeil ... Mrs. Raleigh Sandy Leim ... Ben John MacDonald ... Rescuer Produced by John Dunning   André Link   Stephen A. Miller   Larry Nesis   Bob Presner   Original Music by Paul Zaza

Additional Info Premiere: February 11, 1981 DVD Release: September 03, 2002 Blu-ray Release: November 24, 2009 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) Famous Players Secret Films Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1982) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc) Scream Factory   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating 6.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.5 / 10 Female Users 6.1 / 10 Site Ranking #3,357 / 21,075 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 7 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,353 Becky (2020) #3,354 Life Itself (2018) #3,355 Champions (2023) #3,356 Dead Presidents (1995) #3,357 My Bloody Valentine (1981) #3,358 Silent House (2011) #3,359 Excision (2012) #3,360 Key & Peele: Season 1 (2012) #3,361 Key & Peele: Season 3 (2013)