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SOLVED: TV movie from around 1980, young couple stranded after hours in bad part of town


I saw this TV movie around 1980 and wish I could name one actor in it. I remember a young suburban couple who were visiting a crime-ridden area.

I'm guessing they may have gone to a restaurant or movie and returned to find their car stolen.

Then there were scenes of them asking people for help (maybe to use the phone - there were no cell phones in 1980), only to see metal doors rolling shut in front of businesses and one old lady being too frightened to open her door to them.

Then it was getting dark and they had to deal with a gang. I remember a gang leader drooling at the sight of her, saying, "oh yeah..." and I think her husband somehow managed to kill him.

There probably was a happy ending, but I have no idea what happened afterwards.

Does anyone remember this?

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Final Jeopardy (1985)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089143/

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Bingo! I was sure it was Richard Thomas, but when I saw a list of his movies I decided it couldn't have been, because I didn't click through to IMDB's description of Final Jeopardy. The title didn't seem descriptive of the plot, but it probably must have been in a way I don't remember.

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