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"CBS Schoolbreak Special" 15 and Getting Straight (1989)



Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   23 votes
Director:
Writer:
Joanna Lee (writer)
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Original Air Date:
28 March 1989 (Season 6, Episode 5)
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Plot:
Drug addiction treatment center for teenagers where the counselors are ex-addicts themselves. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Well-meant, and Drew is good more (2 total)

Cast

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David Birney ... Dr. Rolo DeVito

Tatum O'Neal ... Kim

Drew Barrymore ... Susan

Corey Feldman ... Jeff Hoyt

Dante Basco ... Luis

Monica Calhoun ... Vonette
Cal Evans ... Rick
Stefanie Nichols ... Patti
Shirley Jo Finney ... Mrs. Jackson
David McKnight ... Mr. Jackson
Darleen Carr ... Elanor Prosky
Jack Rader ... Marshall Lapidus
Suzanne Kent ... Sarah Lapidus
Timothy Blake ... Bonnie Hoyt
Melinda Cordell ... Gloria Matthews
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Runtime:
USA:60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Well-meant, and Drew is good, 16 April 2002
5/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Before this afternoon special aired on television, much of the publicity made it seem like the mini-movie would be a highly-charged, no-holds-barred drug-drama in the vein of "Scared Straight!" It's not. It's a too-tidy examination of troubled teens in rehab, getting counseling for their problems and learning from tragedy. The best sequence in the film, where the kids confront their parents, features some very forceful acting by Drew Barrymore (at this point in her life experiencing much of these problems for real), but Tatum O'Neal is incredibly stiff and unsure as an ex-addict/counselor, David Birney colorless as the mediator, and Corey Feldman...well, acts like Corey Feldman (he doesn't do his Michael Jackson impersonation but his long, jet-black hair is embarrassing). Minor offering was built up in the press to be something extra special, but it was almost immediately forgotten. Certainly it meant well, and maybe it helped somebody out there.

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