Foxes

Foxes is a 1980 American teen drama film directed by Adrian Lyne (in his directorial debut), starring Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid and Cherie Currie (from rock band, The Runaways in her acting debut).

Plot
Set in the late 1970s in the San Fernando Valley, the film is about four best friends with various issues.

Deidre (Kandice Stroh) enjoys disco, is fascinated by her own sexuality and has her fair share of boyfriend issues. Overweight Madge (Marilyn Kagan) has overprotective parents, an annoying little sister and is frustrated that she's still a virgin.

Annie (Cherie Currie) is a teenage runaway, who drinks & does drugs. She ends up running away from her abusive policeman father.

Taking care of her friends is Jeanie (Jodie Foster) who is ready to grow up, longs for a relationship with her rock band tour manager father and fights with her divorced mother.

Annie's issues bring the most concern to Jeanie, who takes a lot of risks to keep her safe. Ultimately, Annie's reckless life comes to a tragic end.

Cast

 * Jodie Foster as Jeanie
 * Scott Baio as Brad
 * Randy Quaid as Jay
 * Sally Kellerman as Mary
 * Cherie Currie as Annie
 * Marilyn Kagan as Madge
 * Kandice Stroh as Deirdre
 * Lois Smith as Mrs. Axman
 * Laura Dern as Debbie
 * Robert Romanus as Scott
 * Adam Faith as Bryan

Production
The film's original title was "20th Century Foxes," but in order to avoid a lawsuit with 20th Century Fox, it was changed to "Foxes".

The original concept for "Foxes" was supposed to center around an all-girl rock band who were being groomed by an established female pop singer, but due to various rewrites with the script, the band element of the story was dropped.

For the role of Annie, Diane Lane, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kristy McNichol and Rosanna Arquette auditioned or tested for it, but in the end, the role was given to Cherie Currie.

The film was shot in Los Angeles, California.

Box Office
"Foxes" was generally ignored at the box office at the time of its release, grossing $221,141 during its opening weekend.

Critical Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, "Foxes" was given a 67% approval rating based on 9 reviews with its average rating as 5.9.\10.

Roger Ebert gave "Foxes" a positive review, saying, "The movie's a rare attempt to provide a portrait of the way teenagers really do live today in some suburban cultures."

Accolades
Young Artist Awards
 * Jodie Foster: Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture (nominated)
 * Best Family Music Album (for the "Foxes" soundtrack distributed by United Artists) (nominated)