 He also starred in the television film "" (1979), a teen drama about an ex-hockey player and figure skater who fall in love.He subsequently appeared in several other successful made-for-TV movies, including the thriller "Blinded by the Light" (1980), in which he starred opposite his sister Kristy as a gay teenager who escapes a religious cult.He also made several low-budget feature films, including "Smokey Bites the Dust" (1981) and the horror film "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker" (1982), co-starring with Susan Tyrrell and Bill Paxton.