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The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
Movie
"He's 15. A star athlete. And an alcoholic."
Audience
Score
20
NR
1 hr 39 min
Feb 6th, 1980
Drama
,
TV Movie
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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.
Starring
Scott Baio
Lance Kerwin
Ed Lauter
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Movie Details
Full Cast & Crew
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Cast & Crew
S
Scott Baio
as Buff Saunders
L
Lance Kerwin
as Billy Carpenter
E
Ed Lauter
as Gus Carpenter
M
Mariclare Costello
as Louise Carpenter
D
Don Murray
as Ken Saunders
S
Stephen Davies
as Alan
J
Jerrold Freedman
Director
S
Shep Greene
Novel
E
Edward DeBlasio
Teleplay
J
Jerry McNeely
Executive Producer
D
Donald A. Baer
Producer
A
Anthony Redman
Editor
Movie Details
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Jerry McNeely
Production Companies:
Company Four, MTM Enterprises
Movie Tags:
based on novel or book
alcoholism
troubled teen
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