Aug 11-17 Whoopi Goldberg Week: She’s become a corny tv lady these days, but let’s not forget that at her peak Whoopi was one of the funniest people alive.

Scooter (Peter Billingsly, not just Ralphie) is a teenager ignored by his plastic surgeron father (Martin Sheen) and his sblings, Sterling (Ramon Estevez) and Tiffany (Cathy Podewell). He decides to work with two criminals, Clive (Burt Young) and Elmo (George Kirby), to kidnap him.

This was directed by Jim Sotos. Yes, a kid movie by the man who directed Forced Entry. Well, he also made Sweet Sixteen and Hot Moves. Again, not the guy I’d pick to make this movie for children. It was written by actress Terry Moore, along with her husband Jerry Rivers and Linda Silverthorn.

Whoopi shows up to say the name of the movie. You have to love that.

Tab Hunter and Henry Silva were originally going to be in this, and Peter Billingsley and Henry Silva are the buddy movie team that I never knew I needed.

You can watch this on Tubi.