Desperate Lives
“Who's killing young kids with drugs and crime?”
1982•1h 36m•6.5•Released
DramaTV Movie
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Director
Robert Michael Lewis
Writer
Lew Hunter
Languages
English
Studio
Fellows-Keegan Company
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
Production
Company
Fellows-Keegan Company
Company
Lorimar Productions
Producer
Lew Hunter
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