The Death of Richie

A father's fight to save his son from self-destruction.

Sinopse

A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.

6.7
1977
Released
1h 36m

Ben Gazzara

Eileen Brennan

Robby Benson

Lance Kerwin

Shirley O'Hara

Jennifer Rhodes

John Zaremba

Jesse Emmett

Charles Fleischer

Clint Howard

Harry Gold

Cindy Eilbacher

Susan Pratt

John Friedrich

Jane Marla Robbins

Herb Voland

Kathryn Ish

Tom Tarpey

Alice Hirson

Richard Stahl

Barry Miller

William Bogert

Al Dunlap

Richard Seff

Carol Locatell

Jack Kosslyn

Judith Searle

Alan Haufrect

Alan McRae

Paul Larson

Robina Suwol

Anne Newman Bacal

Edward Cross

Policeman at Accident

William Bronder

Pinball Alley Manager

Buddy Lewis

Man at Regal Burger

Ivy Bethune

Woman at Regal Burger

Elinor Childs

Sarah Jane Miller

Rose Gregorio

Bob Harks

Status

Released

Original Language

Keywords

#drug addiction
#based on true story
#dysfunctional family
#marijuana
#overbearing father
#family conflict
#family tragedy
#barbiturates

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Reviews

@Wuchakover 7 years ago

Instead of coming-of-age, a teen comes-to-death RELEASED TO TV IN early 1977 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "The Death of Richie" is a drama about a teen, Richie Werner (Robby Benson), who turns to drugs and increasingly troubles his family to the point that his father (Ben Gazzara) is compelled to take extreme measures in solving the problem. Eileen Brennan plays the mother. The movie is based