Not My Kid (TV 1985)

A teenaged drug addict is sent to Dr. Royce's controversial drug intervention program where the addicts in the program confront each other in supervised group meetings. Also, in evening ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Tuchner

Writers:

Christopher Knopf (teleplay), Beth Polson (story),

Stars:

George Segal, Stockard Channing, Andrew Robinson

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Segal	...	Dr. Frank Bower
Stockard Channing	...	Helen Bower
Andrew Robinson	...	Doctor Royce
Gary Bayer	...	Dr. Gramley
Nancy Cartwright	...	Jean
Christa Denton	...	Kelly Bower
Tate Donovan	...	Ricky
Laura Harrington	...	Melody
John Philbin	...	Brian
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Penny
Kathleen York	...	Linda
Viveka Davis	...	Susan Bower
Dennis Howard	...	Charlie Rafferty
Caroline Smith	...	Diane Rafferty
Shana O'Neil	...	Wendy

Storyline

A teenaged drug addict is sent to Dr. Royce's controversial drug intervention program where the addicts in the program confront each other in supervised group meetings. Also, in evening meetings, the addicts are confronted by their families. The girl's parents want to remove her from the program because it upsets them that their daughter is being forced to associate with addicts who admit to stealing and trading sex for drugs. They remain in denial until their daughter admits at a family confrontation meeting the extent of her drug addiction. After this they are able to address their own feelings about being the family of a hardcore drug addict. The daughter is reunited with her family only after all of them have acknowledged her addiction and accepted therapy for it.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | teen | helplessness | mother daughter relationship | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Com o Meu Filho Nunca!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Finnegan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Parent character actors 'George Segal' and Stockard Channing both have the same birthday, February 13th, but Segal is exactly ten years her senior.

User Reviews

I don't know a word... maybe... horrible?

UGH! I totally agree which the reviewer above, who said it was vile. And do NOT waste your precious money on seeing it to see whether or not it's descripted accurately here. Trust me, it was horrible. And I've seen two year olds act better. Within the first few minutes, I already felt as if I were going to throw up.