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Desperate Lives (1982) (TV)
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Lew Hunter (writer)
Release Date:
3 March 1982 (USA)
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Who's killing young kids with drugs and crime?
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A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results. | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Diana Scarwid | ... | Eileen Phillips |
 | Doug McKeon | ... | Scott Cameron |
 | Helen Hunt | ... | Sandy Cameron |
 | William Windom | ... | Dr. Jarvis |
 | Art Hindle | ... | Stan |
| Tom Atkins | ... | John Cameron |
| Norman Alden | ... | Coach |
| Tricia Cast | ... | Susan Garber |
| Sam Bottoms | ... | Ken Baynes |
 | Diane Ladd | ... | Carol Cameron |
| Michele Greene | ... | Julie Jordan |
| Terry Alexander | ... | Robert Walsh |
| Joyce Brothers | ... | Mrs. Watson (as Dr. Joyce Brothers) |
| Aggie Terry | ... | Cindy |
| Katherine Kelly Lang | ... | Mary |
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96 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Featured in "Saturday Night Live: Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg (#19.16)" (1994)
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| ABC After School meets Reefer Madness... | easterl-1 |
| Diana Scarwid-Ridiculousl y Horrible 'Actress' | davidjamiesonjr |
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In addition to the synopsis Rick Springfield sang the title track.
I remember this movie from my child hood and it deeply affected my understanding of hard drugs. When I was born DARE wasn't really as prominent because it lacked organization. I think due to this School related Drug education seemed to me more influential than prohibitive but this movie affected me toward the contrary.
The Synopsis is that a life devoted or sidetracked to drugs is a life that will have a notorious end.
It did have a message strong enough to have a lasting impact on then my still developing intellect.