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10/01/1977 Drama, TV Movie 1h 36m
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A father's fight to save his son from self-destruction.

Overview

A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.

  1. Paul Wendkos

    Director

  2. John McGreevey

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ben Gazzara

    George Werner

  2. Eileen Brennan

    Carol Werner

  3. Robby Benson

    Richie Werner

  4. Lance Kerwin

    Russell Werner

  5. Shirley O'Hara

    Mrs. Norlon

  6. Jennifer Rhodes

    Elaine

  7. John Zaremba

    Mr. Norlon

  8. Jesse Emmett

    Eddie

  9. Charles Fleischer

    Brick

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-08-03
Instead of coming-of-age, a teen comes-to-death

RELEASED TO TV IN early 1977 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "The Death of Richie" is a drama about a teen, Richie Werner (Robby Benson), who turns to drugs and increasingly troubles his family to the point that his father (Ben Gazzara) is compelled to take extreme measures in solving the problem. Eileen Brennan plays the mother. The movie is based on the real-life account detailed in the book “Richie” by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener Jr. from Long Island at the hands of his father, George Diener, who...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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