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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. Plot summary. The Cameron family seems, on the surface, to be the perfect family, but things are not as they seem.
- Drama
Film Details. Genre. Drama. Release Date. 1982. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h. TCM Emails. Sign Up. High school brother and sister Helen Hunt and Doug McKeon (in this second TV-movie in as many nights) get involved with drugs. Tom Atkins and Diane Ladd are their parents, Diana Scarwid their student counselor, and Sam Bottoms the local pusher.
- Robert Michael Lewis
- Norman Alden
16 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: Junk. DaCritic-2 7 November 2000. This movie, a lovely "just-say-no" message wrapped up in a thin plot, contains more unintentional humor than anything else. Things to look for: Kids making PCP in the high school chemistry lab.
Diana Scarwid as a school counselor trying to aid teenage drug users. Doug McKeon, Diane Ladd. Ken: Sam Bottoms. Sandy: Helen Hunt. Stan: Art Hindle. Jarvis: William Windom. Directed by Robert ...
Arts. Culture magazines. Desperate Lives. views 2,443,857 updated. Desperate Lives ★★ 1982. High school siblings come into contact with drugs and join their guidance counselor in the war against dope. Average made for TV fare. 100m/C VHS .
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