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Scared Straight! (1978)

 -  Crime | Documentary  -  1978 (USA)
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The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

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This film shows the Scared Straight program that has hardened convicts from maximum security prisons tell their stories about the truth about prison life in order to convince kids that no crime is worth the risk of being incarcerated Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

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When it won the Oscar and Emmy, producer 'Davil L. Wolper' was the one who presented the awards to Arnold Shapiro. See more »

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Convict: I don't like nothin' in the first place and I don't like you!
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Potent.
6 May 2000 | by See all my reviews

I first saw this nearly five years ago as a high school freshman, in health class. The experience was absolutely riveting, and as has already been pointed out, there's a brutal honesty in this film that simply doesn't come from a screenplay.

While this film is over two decades old, that in no way lessens its impact. With talk-shows now blindly bombarding us with images of indignant, lawless teenagers and trying to dispel the situation with pop psychologists and boot camps, the "Scared Straight!" program looks all the more effective.

This is definitely not one to miss.


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