Hard Choices (1984)

A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is... See full summary »

Director:

Rick King

Writers:

Rick King, Robert Mickelson (story)

Stars:

Margaret Klenck, Gary McCleery, John Seitz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Margaret Klenck	...	Laura Stephens
Gary McCleery	...	Bobby Lipscomb
John Seitz	...	Sheriff Mavis Johnson
John Sayles	...	Don
J.T. Walsh	...	Deputy Anderson
John Snyder	...	Ben
Martin Donovan	...	Josh
Spalding Gray	...	Terry Norfolk
John P. Connolly	...	Preach
Willey Reynolds	...	Horton (as Wiley Reynolds III)
Ruth Miller	...	Mrs. Lipscomb
Richard Allen	...	Judge I
Geraldine Bartlett	...	Nan
Judson Camp	...	Jimmy
Charles Chalmers	...	Larry Farrell

Storyline

A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | prison | escape | love | juvenile detention | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Martin Donovan.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 1986 (1987)

User Reviews

Great movie

I saw this when it opened in NYC by mistake. I thought I was going to see another movie in the same theater. I stayed and in fact came back to see it again. It had some very good scenes, especially the early prison scene, and you really hope they do get away. I even made contact with the producer and thought I could do something on his next movie, but it was called rollerboys and the script was terrible so I didn't even bother to see it. From what I hear it is one of the all time bombs. But see Hard Choices if you can.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Era tarde para parar

Filming Locations:

Tennessee, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Breakout, Screenland

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1