Jean Allison

A man's teenage daughter is missing and he hires a private investigator only to reveal that his daughter has been spotted in a cheap X-rated movie. So he decides to bring her back personally and during the quest he becomes familiar with the pornographic industry.

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.

A powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. George C. Scott gives a strong, sensitive portrayal of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He hires an oddball detective, who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realizes that he can no longer trust the detective, he decides to hunt for his daughter himself. Posing as a porno film producer casting a new movie, he gathers clues with ferocious determination. His treacherous journey gives hima fast, hard lesson in big-city life and a close-up view of the world of porn, its victims and exploiters. Finally, with the help of a prostitute, he locates his daughter. But is it too late?

This tale of friendship and survival set during the days of the 1860's focuses on a roguish group of runaways living by their wits and natural instincts. Eventually, they find themselves - older and wiser for the journey and friendship.