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Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Zach Galligan

Rick is a 17 year old golden boy whose father wants him to became a doctor like himself. Lonnie is a problematic 16 year old girl, who has just come out from a sanatorium after an attempted suicide. T...( read more  read more... )he families of both teens are very close friends. Right away, Lonnie and Rick fall strongly in love for each other. Meanwhile Rick becomes aware that his father betrays his mother, so he begins to show his uneasiness at home and do odd things. Thinking Lonnie's the reason of his son's behavior, Rick's father forbids him to see her anymore. After an unsuccessful getaway the two adolescents realize their love is impossible, therefore they decide to commit suicide. From then onwards both o their families are destroyed, and their friendship as well. It'll be hard to reconstruct the family and retrieve the friendship.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 23 min.

Directed by: Waris Hussein

Release Date: February 10, 1985

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  • jjnxn
    August 24, 2008
    jjnxn
    This is a well made beautifully acted but extremely sad and sobering examination of the effect of a rash act and its aftermath on two families.
  • amym7121979
    May 15, 2008
    amym7121979
    a great made for tv movie

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