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.
He subsequently starred in several successful made-for-TV movies, including "Blinded by the Light" (1980) where he played a gay teenager escaping a religious cult alongside his sister Kristy. He also appeared in several low-budget feature films like "Smokey Bites the Dust" (1981) and "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker" (1982), co-starring with Susan Tyrrell and Bill Paxton.