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The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)

He's 15. A star athlete. And an alcoholic.

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Jerrold Freedman

Synopsis

A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to saving him from his self-destructive habit.

Actors

Scott Baio
Scott Baio
Buff Saunders
Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin
Billy Carpenter
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter
Gus Carpenter
Mariclare Costello
Mariclare Costello
Louise Carpenter
Don Murray
Don Murray
Ken Saunders
Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies
Alan
Toni Kalem
Toni Kalem
Tina
Katherine Pass
Katherine Pass
Donna Watson
Dan Shor
Dan Shor
Art Collins
Michele Tobin
Michele Tobin
Julie Seidman
Ron Max
Ron Max
Coach Anderson
Marla Frumkin
Marla Frumkin
Lucy
Jerry McNeely
Jerry McNeely
Spanish Teacher
Dan Spector
Dan Spector
Murph
John Roselius
John Roselius
Paul Watson
Art Evans
Art Evans
Intern
Elizabeth Berger
Elizabeth Berger
Emergency Room Nurse
Nora Boland
Nora Boland
Ruth
Shane Kerwin
Shane Kerwin
Grisdale
Naomi Caryl
Naomi Caryl
Edna
Dorothy Dells
Dorothy Dells
Duty Nurse
Virginia Bingham
Virginia Bingham
Kay
Mavis Neal Palmer
Mavis Neal Palmer
Co-Al Woman
Jerry DeWilde
Jerry DeWilde
Co-Al Man
Cheri Heckman
Cheri Heckman
Melinda

Crews

Jerrold Freedman
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Shep Greene
Shep Greene
Novel
Edward DeBlasio
Edward DeBlasio
Teleplay
Donald A. Baer
Donald A. Baer
Producer
Jerry McNeely
Jerry McNeely
Executive Producer
Michael Small
Michael Small
Music
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Anthony Redman
Anthony Redman
Editor
Ron Hobbs
Ron Hobbs
Production Design
Cloudia Rebar
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration

Trailers and other movies

Lance Kerwin 1980 CBS Read More About It PSA

Posters and backgrounds

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