Savannah Smiles

Savannah Smiles
DVD box art
Directed by	Pierre De Moro
Produced by	Clark L. Paylow
Written by	Mark Miller
Starring	Mark Miller Donovan Scott Bridgette Andersen Peter Graves Barbara Stanger Pat Morita Carol Wayne
Music by	Ken Sutherland
Cinematography	Stephen W. Gray
Editing by	Eva Ruggiero
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date(s)	May 1982
Running time	105 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Savannah Smiles is a 1982 family comedy film starring Bridgette Andersen, Donovan Scott, Mark Miller, Peter Graves and Barbara Stanger.

Plot summary

The film centers around a six-year-old girl named Savannah (Andersen), whose father is running for the United States Senate. Savannah's parents pay no attention to her, so she decides to run away. Although she left a note, her father burned it, so it would not hurt his chances of winning. When her aunt picks her up and they go to the park, Savannah switches cars and ends up with two escaped (and incompetent) convicts (Miller and Scott). The convicts take her in and soon discover there is a $100,000 reward for her safe return. But the robbers grow close to her, and Savannah finds the love and attention she always wanted. The convicts arrange to return her, with the help of the family priest (Morita), but she becomes lost in the mountains. The convicts refuse the opportunity to escape in order to search for her and bring her back safely, ultimately surrendering to the priest and the police.

VHS and DVD releases

Savannah Smiles was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1982 by Embassy Home Entertainment, but has since gone out of print.

The latest DVD release was issued September 26, 2006 by Anchor Bay, under license from Savannah Smiles Productions and StudioCanal (current rights holder of the Embassy theatrical library).

External links

• Savannah Smiles at the Internet Movie Database
• Savannah Smiles at AllRovi
• The 1980s Rewind, feature on Savannah Smiles