A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Joyce Brothers
- Mrs. Watson
- (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
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Did you know
- TriviaAggie Terry's debut.
- GoofsThe drugs Steve gives Sandy to snort move from his pinkie to his index finger and back between shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Saturday Night Live: Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg (1994)
- SoundtracksDesperate Lives (Title Song)
Written and Sung by Rick Springfield
Featured review
powerful and unforgettable
Television movies about "addictions and diseases of the Week" are a dime a dozen. This one is different. It is the best movie I have ever seen about teenage drug abuse in our schools because it is realistic and unsentimental in its depiction. Not to give it away, but the fact it doesn't have a pleasant ending makes it even more powerful. Diana Scarwid is excellent as the caring young teacher who stands up when no one else will. Her monologue to the students and parents at the end should have gotten her an Emmy. Even though this film was made almost twenty years ago, it hasn't aged and is still as powerful today as it was in 1982. I think all kids who are tempted by drugs need to watch it with their parents.
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- dtucker86
- Sep 28, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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