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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305507581 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6305507589 Label: Direct Source Label Languages: Manufacturer: Direct Source Label Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Direct Source Label Release Date: July 12, 2000 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Direct Source Label Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 1984 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Bring back memorisTeen suicide, one of the hot-button issues of the 1980s, is the sensitive subject of this made-for-TV movie. Mariette Hartley plays a mother going through a painful, protracted divorce who realizes too late the effect it's having on her troubled son (Chad Lowe). Other on-the-brink young actors who appear in this 1984 film include a pre-Platoon Charlie Sheen and Sherilyn Fenn (six years before "Twin Peaks"). Rating: - Important Film for TeensI think this was an AfterSchool Special when I saw it in the 80's. Very Powerful. Charlie Sheen is super! Chad Lowe is amazing! Even the Goofy girl that played the sister is great! I saw this recently on DVD and it brought back all the same teenage angst I experienced in the 80's when I viewed this flick the first time. It's important to talk about suicide...this film is a good reminder. =^..^= Rating: - A pretty powerful filmI saw this film in health class during the depression unit. I really don't know why I'm reviewing it, but I'll say it's a heavy movie that deals with the aftermath of teen suicide. Suicide is never an easy topic to talk about with your family or friends, and hopefully, you'll never have to experiance it. I still haven't experianced one in my life yet, but I hope that I never have too. Anyway, back to the film. Skip (Michael), the film's victim, is having a hard time. His SAT grades were ... Read More Rating: - Thought Provoking and HeartfeltSuicide is not an easy subject and this movie was able to focus not only on why a person would commit suicide but also on how easy it is to miss how much pain a person could be in so that they would contemplate or commit suicide. I liked this movie because it examined the various reactions and rationales that people go through when they come face to face with the suicide of a family member or a friend. While the plot and some of the acting appeared to be a little on the superficial side, it was an ... Read More Rating:  - Interesting teen suicide drama from the '80sChad Lowe plays a young student who feels he has let down his loved ones when he gets bad grades. He commits suicide, and the rest of the film follows the aftermath. The 1984 TV movie is pretty good, but being a TV movie, don't expect feature level production values. Interestingly enough, there are many famous names among the cast that you might recognize. Besides Chad Lowe, Mariette Hartley ("WIOU", "The Morning Program", Spock's girlfriend in a classic Trek episode), ... Read More |
