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Go Ask Alice

  • TV Movie
  • 19731973
  • 1h 14m
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6.1/10
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Go Ask Alice (1973)
Drama
A 15-year-old girl in late-1960s America is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help.A 15-year-old girl in late-1960s America is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help.A 15-year-old girl in late-1960s America is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help.
IMDb RATING
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    • John Korty
    • Ellen M. Violett(teleplay)
    • Beatrice Sparks(book)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Ruth Roman
    • Wendell Burton
    • John Korty
    • Ellen M. Violett(teleplay)
    • Beatrice Sparks(book)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Ruth Roman
    • Wendell Burton
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    • 56User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Sam
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Psychiatrist
    Wendell Burton
    • Joel Clements
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Dorothy
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Priest
    Ayn Ruymen
    Ayn Ruymen
    • Jan
    Mimi Saffian
    • Beth Baum
    Jennifer Edwards
    Jennifer Edwards
    • Chris
    Jamie Smith-Jackson
    Jamie Smith-Jackson
    • Alice
    Danny Michael Mann
    Danny Michael Mann
    • Richie
    • (as Daniel Michael Mann)
    Frederick Herrick
    • Ted
    Robert Carradine
    Robert Carradine
    • Bill
    Michael Morgan
    • Tim
    Gary Marsh
    Gary Marsh
    • Tom
    Mackenzie Phillips
    Mackenzie Phillips
    • Doris
    • (as Mackinzie Phillips)
    Al Checco
    Al Checco
    • Male Sadist
    Brenda Thompson
    • Female Sadist
    • (as Brenda Thomson)
    Charles Martin Smith
    Charles Martin Smith
    • Jim
    • (as Charlie Martin Smith)
      • John Korty
      • Ellen M. Violett(teleplay)
      • Beatrice Sparks(book) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Mackenzie Phillips' first filmed project.
    • Goofs
      When Alice is in the hospital drinking from the cup, she holds it with her palms since her fingers are bandaged. Then there's a close-up of the cup and she's cupping it and then palming it again in the next shot.
    • Quotes

      Priest: Do you want an opinion or an alibi?

    • Crazy credits
      Opening disclaimer: This motion picture is based on the authentic diary of a 15 year old American girl. The only alterations have been those necessitated by considerations of length and acceptability for family viewing.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 25th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Love So Fine
      Music by Roger Nichols

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    6/10
    "Feed your head"
    Ordinary 15-year-old teenage girl, feeling like an outcast at a new high school, falls in with the stoner crowd after being offered hallucinogens at a party. Eventually, she's a runaway living on the streets and, after returning home to her well-meaning but naïve parents, is stuck with a bad reputation among her peers--and labeled a 'fink' when she turns in a fellow teen druggie. TV-made "message movie", adapted from the fictional cult book by Anonymous (Beatrice Sparks), purports to pack a punch, but instead seems tentative and a bit awkward (this mostly due to the inexperienced younger actors in the cast). William Shatner (as Alice's natty father) and Andy Griffith (as a priest who works with dopers and drunks) seem to be cast for their name value, although both do solid work in small roles. Jamie Smith Jackson handles the lead with sensitivity and sincerity, and the picture gets a solid B for effort.
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    • Release date
      • January 24, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)
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    • 1 hour 14 minutes

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