"How does a worldly high school guy start dating an unsuspecting Christian girl? He becomes...the pretender." 01 January 1987 Drama, Family 38 mins
A skirt-chasing teenager pretends to adopt the practices of Christianity to impress a girl... only to find himself slowly genuinely becoming one of them.
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Mark Rose as Keith
Dan Addington as Frank
Crystal Robbins as Dana
Donnie Keshawarz as Nick
Jeff Glover as Dean
John-Eric Davies as Tony
Jack McHaney as Richard
Dave Christiano Writer
Dave Christiano Director
Rich Christiano Producer
Joni Avery Stunts
Dave Christiano Producer
Dave Christiano Editor
Dave Christiano Director of Photography
United States 01 January 1987
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