Desperate Lives (1982)
Overview
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.553 |
Directed By
Robert Michael Lewis
Crew
Robert Michael Lewis
Lew Hunter
Arthur Fellows
Lew Hunter
Terry Keegan
Bruce Broughton
Joseph F. Biroc
Les Green
Irene Mariano
Hub Braden
Linda Spheeris
John Norin
Peggy Shannon
Mitch Ackerman
Edward O. Denault
Donald C. Klune
Carla Brand Breitner
Wolfgang E. Marum
Tom Fairbanks
Bud Alper
Victor Guarnier
John Leveque
Sherry Peterson
Erica Edell Phillips
Dellasanchez Pollack
Bodie Chandler
George Probert
Lisa Hackett
TOP CAST
Diana Scarwid
Eileen Phillips
Doug McKeon
Scott Cameron
Helen Hunt
Sandy Cameron
William Windom
Dr. Jarvis
Art Hindle
Stan
Tom Atkins
John Cameron
Norman Alden
Coach
Tricia Cast
Susan Garber
Sam Bottoms
Ken Baynes
Diane Ladd
Carol Cameron
Michele Greene
Julie Jordan
Terry Alexander
Robert Walsh
Joyce Brothers
Mrs. Watson
Aggie Terry
Cindy
Katherine Kelly Lang
Mary
Jane Milmore
Jane
Grant Cramer
Steve
Susan McClung
Sarah
Ralph Meyering Jr.
Frank Cramer
Gail Oda
Kathy
Jennifer Parsons
Olivia
Michael Lang
Frank
Michele Laurita
Diana
Michael Cummings
Brad Davis
Clayton Rohner
Monte
Mykelti Williamson
Jack
Joey Green
Howard
Curt Ayers
Jesse
Mark Burke
Paramedic
Claudio Martínez
Jerry
Tina Menard
Maid
Viola Kates Stimpson
Grandmother
James Eldert
Cheerleader
Noel Scott
Frisbee Thrower
Reynaldo Duran
Manuel
William Vincent Kulak
2nd Paramedic
Bruce Scivally
Student Outside Principal's Office (uncredited)
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