Surviving (1985)
2h 23m
Running Time
February 10, 1985Release Date
Surviving (1985)
2h 23m
Running Time
February 10, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn when the teens begin a romance. Upset about Lonnie's influence on Rick, his parents forbid the pair to see each other -- with tragic consequences.
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Cast & Crew.
Ellen Burstyn
Tina Brogan
Molly Ringwald
Lonnie
Len Cariou
David Brogan
Zach Galligan
Rick Brogan
Marsha Mason
Lois Carson
Paul Sorvino
Harvey
Waris Hussein
Director
River Phoenix
Philip Brogan
Joyce Eliason
Writer
Heather O'Rourke
Sarah Brogan
Hunt Lowry
Producer
James Horner
Composer
William Windom
Dr. Madsen
Marc Gilpin
Bobby
Alexander Gruszynski
Cinematographer
Kurt Bullinger
Editor
Paddi Edwards
Alma
Jane Simoneau
May
Joe Berryman
Sheriff
Camila Ashland
Mother
Lon Coggeshall
Jeb
Midge Woolsey
Helen
Norma Moore
Psychologist
Tobe Sexton
David
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Wiki.
Surviving: A Family in Crisis (also known simply as Surviving, and later released on VHS as Tragedy) is a 1985 ABC television film. Directed by Warris Hussein and starring Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, and River Phoenix, the film is described as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet story that examines the tragedy of teen suicide, and the loved ones left behind to pick up the pieces.