Starhops

Starhops
Directed by	Barbara Peeters
Written by	Stephanie Rothman (as "Dallas Meredith")
Produced by	Daniel Grodnik Jack Rose John B Kelley
Cinematography	Eric Saarinen
Edited by	Steve Zaillian
Release date	1978
Language	English

Starhops is 1978 exploitation film directed by Barbara Peeters. It was based on a script by Stephanie Rothman, writing under a pseudonym, and was edited by Steve Zaillian, who later became an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

Premise

Three carhops team up to save their cash-strapped Venice Beach drive-in restaurant from the clutches of a greedy oil baron who wants the land it sits on.

Cast

• Dorothy Buhrman as Danielle
• Sterling Frazier as Cupcake
• Jillian Kesner as Angel
• Anthony Mannino as Kong
• Paul Ryan as Norman
• Al Hobson as Carter Axe
• Dick Miller as Jerry
• Peter Liapis as Ron

Production

Rothman originally wrote the script, then entitled Carhops, while she was at Dimension Pictures. She took it with her when she left Dimension in 1975 and sold it to some producers, only to have them hire Barbara Peeters as the director instead. The movie was retitled due to the fact there was another film released with the same title. Rothman took her name off the movie, using a pseudonym (Dallas Meredith), as she felt "there was not an idea, a scene, a word, or even a comma left from my original script."

The drive-in was located on the northeast corner of Knox St. and N. Maclay Ave. The Masonic Lodge with its distinctive white pillars and square sign is still across the street. 34°17′44.37″N 118°25′28.66″W

External links

• Starhops at IMDb
• Starhops at TCMDB