Off the Wall

Off the Wall

No one escapes from Snake Canyon Prison.

R 1983 · 85 min · ★ 3.5 · Comedy

Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities, and they find themselves sentenced to six months in prison. The girl, feeling bad about what she did to them, resolves to break them out of the prison

Directed by Rick Friedberg · Written by Dick Chudnow

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