It was time to watch another educational tv-movie about drugs. Toughlove was actually pretty good film with a great cast:
The Charters family: Lee Remick, Bruce Dern, Jason Patrick and Eric Schiff.
The Marsh family: Piper Laurie and Dedee Pfeiffer.
Beth Miller (Gimme an ´F´) and Dana Elcar (Pete Thornton from MacGyver) also star.
"This made-for-TV drama was inspired by the real-life Toughlove program, set up to help parents of kids with severe alcohol, drug and behavior problems. Lee Remick and Bruce Dern star as a middle-aged couple who have completely lost control of their teen-aged son Jason Patric. When all else fails, the couple joins Toughlove, adhering to the organization's policy of being cruel (but not abusive) in order to be kind. Their story alternates with the travails of Toughlove member Piper Laurie and her suicidal daughter DeDee Pfeiffer." (Answers.com)
Solid acting from the cast, good music and lots of little details. Madonna, Twisted Sister, Dio, Ratt, AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen posters. Cool tunes like "Sister Christian" from Night Ranger, Motley Crue´s "Shout at the Devil" and "The Price" from Twisted Sister. You can even see The Wild Life soundtrack lp on Patrick´s desk.
Cool stuff!
Here are some other nice educational flicks we´ve talked about:
