14 March 1987 Drama, TV Movie 90 mins
Contemporary drama dealing with an orphaned teenager trapped in an antiquated juvenile disciplinary system and the efforts of the institution's superintendent and a sympathetic teacher to get that system changed.
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Raphael Sbarge as John Parsons
Kenneth Ransom as Thomas Holmes
Jonathan Chapin as Chaser
Gordie Wright as Tyrone Roosevelt
Josh Brolin as Boise
James T. Callahan as Judge Collins
Betty Thomas as Angela Brannon
John Ritter as David Royce
Thomas R. Zak as Joey Elkins
William Bryant as Will Waylon
Jamie Horton as Chris Parsons
Aaron Makinen as Hermit
Robert Anderson as Robert Hulsey
Brad Arkin as Mickey Phillips
Tom Becker as Night Watchman
Dulcie Camp as Bea Saunders
Larry Peerce Director
David A. Simons Executive Producer
Victoria Stasica Set Decoration
Lee Rafner Producer
Basil Poledouris Music
Cynthia Cruz Key Makeup Artist
Paul Staheli Art Direction
Christopher Knopf Teleplay
Eric A. Sears Editor
Arch Bryant Director of Photography
United States 14 March 1987
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