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

• DirectorJoseph Sargent
• Release3 October 1980
• Genre
  Comedy / Drama
• Duration1h 35m
• Budget?
• Revenue$4,500,000
• Rate
  

  4.5
  8 reviews
• Productions

  Paramount Pictures