Hard Choices (1985)
A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.
Cast
- Margaret Klenck — Laura Stephens
- Gary McCleery — Bobby Lipscomb
- John Sayles — Don
- J.T. Walsh — Deputy Anderson
- Martin Donovan — Josh
- Spalding Gray — Terry Norfolk
- John Seitz — Sheriff Mavis Johnson
Curiosità
Hard Choices is a 1985 American crime film starring Margaret Klenck, John Sayles, John Seitz, J. T. Walsh, John Snyder, Martin Donovan, and Spalding Gray. It was directed and written by Rick King from a story written by Robert Mickelson.
Production
The promotion budget for the film was US$40,000. The total budget for the film was $500,000.
The story for the film was derived from actual events. The script was written in 1983.
The majority of the film was set in Tennessee. These scenes were filmed in the Catskill Mountains of New York in 1984.
Filmmakers Rick King and Robert Mickelson resorted to passing out fliers around New York City as a way to promote the film. In the three weeks leading up to the film's release, they had handed out approximately 20,000 fliers advertising their movie.
Hard Choices was an entrant in the category "Dramatic Competition" at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival.
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