The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 6, 1980Release Date
The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 6, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Scott Baio
Buff Saunders
Lance Kerwin
Billy Carpenter
Ed Lauter
Gus Carpenter
Don Murray
Ken Saunders
Mariclare Costello
Mrs. Carpenter
Stephen Davies
Alan
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Shep Greene
Writer
Toni Kalem
Tina
Edward DeBlasio
Writer
Katherine Pass
Donna Watson
Dan Shor
Art Collins
Donald A. Baer
Producer
Donald Baer
Producer
Michael Small
Composer
Michele Tobin
Julie Seidman
Ron Max
Coach Anderson
Allen Daviau
Cinematographer
Marla Frumkin
Lucy
Jerry McNeely
Spanish Teacher / Executive Producer
Dan Spector
Murph
John Roselius
Paul Watson
Art Evans
Intern
Elizabeth Berger
Emergency Room Nurse
Nora Boland
Ruth
Shane Kerwin
Grisdale
Naomi Caryl
Edna
Dorothy Dells
Duty Nurse
Virginia Bingham
Kay
Mavis Neal Palmer
Co-Al Woman
Jerry DeWilde
Co-Al Man
Cheri Heckman
Melinda
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 6, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film based on a novel by Shep Greene. The film was initially broadcast on CBS and sponsored by Xerox, and starred Scott Baio as a high school hockey player struggling with alcoholism. While its approach is that of a typical after school special, the film was presented as a prime time made-for-TV movie, which was seen February 6, 1980 at 9:00 pm ET/PT. Taking a form of a 20th-century morality play, the film dealt with a serious issue of alcoholism, that might confront youth in a prescriptive manner.