The Boy Who Drank Too Much

The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)

He's 15. A star athlete. And an alcoholic.

A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to saving him from his self-destructive habit.

Date of release
1980-02-06
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Director
Jerrold Freedman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

The Boy Who Drank Too Much is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film based on a novel by Shep Greene. The film was initially broadcast on CBS and sponsored by Xerox, and starred Scott Baio as a high school hockey player struggling with alcoholism. While its approach is that of a typical after school special, the film was presented as a prime time made-for-TV movie, which was seen February 6, 1980 at 9:00 pm ET/PT. Taking a form of a 20th-century morality play, the film dealt with a serious issue of alcoholism, that might confront youth in a prescriptive manner.

Production

Filming for the movie took place in Los Angeles, California and Madison, Wisconsin.

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