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The Boy Who Drank Too Much
The Boy Who Drank Too Much

The Boy Who Drank Too Much

February 6, 1980
1h 39m
TV Movie
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to saving him from his self-destructive habit.

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Details

Director
Jerrold Freedman
Cast
Scott Baio, Lance Kerwin, Ed Lauter, Mariclare Costello, Don Murray, Stephen Davies, Toni Kalem, Katherine Pass, Dan Shor, Michele Tobin
Release Date
February 6, 1980
Production
Company Four, MTM Enterprises

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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