Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 3, 1982

A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.

Desperate Lives

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 3, 1982

Desperate Lives
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Lorimar Productions, Fellows-Keegan Company
Original title Desperate Lives
Directors Wolfgang E. Marum, Carla Brand Breitner, Robert Michael Lewis
Writers Lew Hunter

Cast

Diana Scarwid

as Eileen Phillips

Doug McKeon

as Scott Cameron

Helen Hunt

as Sandy Cameron

William Windom

as Dr. Jarvis

Art Hindle

as Stan

Tom Atkins

as John Cameron

Norman Alden

as Coach

Tricia Cast

as Susan Garber

Sam Bottoms

as Ken Baynes

Diane Ladd

as Carol Cameron

Michele Greene

as Julie Jordan

Terry Alexander

as Robert Walsh

Joyce Brothers

as Mrs. Watson

Aggie Terry

as Cindy

Jane Milmore

as Jane

Grant Cramer

as Steve

Susan McClung

as Sarah

Ralph Meyering Jr.

as Frank Cramer

Gail Oda

as Kathy

Jennifer Parsons

as Olivia

Michael Lang

as Frank

Michele Laurita

as Diana

Michael Cummings

as Brad Davis

Clayton Rohner

as Monte

Joey Green

as Howard

Curt Ayers

as Jesse

Mark Burke

as Paramedic

Tina Menard

as Maid

Viola Kates Stimpson

as Grandmother

James Eldert

as Cheerleader

Noel Scott

as Frisbee Thrower

Reynaldo Duran

as Manuel

William Vincent Kulak

as 2nd Paramedic

Bruce Scivally

as Student Outside Principal's Office (uncredited)