Desperate Lives (1982)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 3, 1982Release Date
Desperate Lives (1982)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 3, 1982Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
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Cast & Crew.
Diana Scarwid
Eileen Phillips
Doug McKeon
Scott Cameron
Helen Hunt
Sandy Cameron
William Windom
Dr. Jarvis
Art Hindle
Stan
Tom Atkins
John Cameron
Norman Alden
Coach
Tricia Cast
Susan Garber
Sam Bottoms
Ken Baynes
Diane Ladd
Carol Cameron
Michele Greene
Julie Jordan
Terry Alexander
Robert Walsh
Joyce Brothers
Mrs. Watson
Aggie Terry
Cindy
Katherine Kelly Lang
Mary
Jane Milmore
Jane
Grant Cramer
Steve
Susan McClung
Sarah
Ralph Meyering Jr.
Frank Cramer
Gail Oda
Kathy
Jennifer Parsons
Olivia
Michael Lang
Frank
Michele Laurita
Diana
Michael Cummings
Brad Davis
Clayton Rohner
Monte
Glenn-Michael Jones
Al
Mykelti Williamson
Jack
Joey Green
Howard
Curt Ayers
Jesse
Mark Burke
Paramedic
Claudio Martínez
Jerry
Tina Menard
Maid
Viola Kates Stimpson
Grandmother
James Eldert
Cheerleader
Noel Scott
Frisbee Thrower
Reynaldo Duran
Manuel
William Vincent Kulak
2nd Paramedic
Bruce Scivally
Student Outside Principal's Office (uncredited)
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Lew Hunter
Screenplay
Terry Keegan
Executive Producer
Arthur Fellows
Executive Producer
Irene Mariano
Casting
Sherry Peterson
Stunts
Edward O. Denault
Production Supervisor
Donald C. Klune
Unit Production Manager
Lisa Hackett
Production Coordinator
Les Green
Editor
Bud Alper
Production Sound Mixer
Hub Braden
Art Direction
Linda Spheeris
Set Decoration
Mitch Ackerman
Production Supervisor
Carla Brand Breitner
Second Assistant Director
Tom Fairbanks
Property Master
John Norin
Makeup Artist
Bodie Chandler
Music Supervisor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
high school
drug addiction
drugs
pcp
Wiki.
Desperate Lives is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film about drug use in a high school. The film has a very strong anti-drug message.
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