Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's real-life son) gets spaced out on a marijuana joint laced with PCP, or "angel dust," and the family is forced to wrestle with the crisis.
Cast
Jean Stapleton
Betty Eaton
Arthur Hill
Michael Eaton
John Putch
Owen Eaton
Helen Hunt
Lizzie Eaton
Darlene Craviotto
Dr. Joan Gideon
Percy Rodriguez
Dr. Kevin Hastings
Patrick Cassidy
Bob Shecky
Ken Michelman
Mark Eaton
Brian Andrews
Andrew Eaton
Carole Androsky
Gretchen
Charles Lucia
Jimmy
Dorothy Neumann
Mrs. Oblanski
Carol Williard
Kathy Eaton
Reatha Grey
Nurse Smith
Jerry Hardin
Unknown
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Unknown
Domingo Ambriz
Unknown
Toni Petrie
Unknown
Jonathan Perpich
Unknown
Krystal Richards
Unknown
Clete Keith
Unknown
Sue Bugden
Unknown
Isabel West
Unknown
Sari Price
Unknown
Merilee Magnuson
Unknown
Joella Deffenbaugh
Unknown
Crew
Dick Lowry
Director
Darlene Craviotto
Story, Teleplay, Production Consultant
Ursula Etons
Book
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Editor
Mike Klein
Assistant Editor
Frank Beascoechea
Director of Photography
Anthony Brand
First Assistant Director
Irwin Marcus
Second Assistant Director
Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Dorothea G. Petrie
Producer
Anne Hopkins
Associate Producer
Jerry D. Good
Camera Operator
David Augsburger
Second Assistant Camera
David Graham
Casting
Rita Riggs
Costume Design
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Jim Nielsen
Makeup Artist
Bob Cornett
Sound Editor
Sam Horta
Sound Editor
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Else Blangsted
Music Editor
Richard Reams
Set Decoration
Doris Grau
Script Supervisor
Bobby Howard
Location Manager
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Eberhart
Property Master
Bob Rust
Key Grip
Gary Haselbusch
Gaffer
Robert Huddleston
Production Manager
Robert C. Goldstein
Art Direction