The Magnificent Hustle (1980) DVD

Director:

 Michael O'Herlihy

Writer:

 Philip H. Reisman Jr.

Stars:

 Richard Bull, Dee Carroll, Fred Carson 

Jimmy Bailey (David Kyle) is going through some tough times.  His Mom passed away and Jimmy is stuck with his step-father Joe Hicks (Albert Salmi) the meanest man in the county.  To top it off, Hicks has stolen $10,000 Jim's Mom saved to put him through college.  Jim runs away and takes the stash of money Hicks has stolen from him.  Jim's girlfriend Halley (Elissa Leeds) joins him on the road and to their surprise they soon discover the "stash" is really $250,000 Hicks has been holding for bad guy Donald Hightower (George Hamilton).  The kids have Hightower's money, he wants it back and he'll stop at nothing to get it!  Can these two kids outsmart two mean crooks?...

Here is the link to the movie at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080812/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1