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Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 1980

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

User Score

43%

Original Title

Coast to Coast

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Joseph Sargent

Revenue

$4,500,000

Description

Madie is a neurotic, wealthy woman who escapes from a New York state mental hospital where her unwholesome husband had her committed to avoid the trial of a expensive divorce. Madie hitches a ride back to California with a certain Charles Callahan, a debt-ridden truck driver. Madie and Charles eventually fall in love while evading an assortment of bad guys including a pair of thugs hired by Madie's husband to prevent her from returning to California, and a repo man sent to reclaim Charles' truck