

The Boy Who Drank Too Much
February 6, 1980•1h 39m•★ 4.7
TV MovieDrama
“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.
Director
Jerrold FreedmanWriters
Cast

Scott Baio
Buff Saunders

Lance Kerwin
Billy Carpenter

Ed Lauter
Gus Carpenter

Mariclare Costello
Louise Carpenter

Don Murray
Ken Saunders

Stephen Davies
Alan

Toni Kalem
Tina

Katherine Pass
Donna Watson

Dan Shor
Art Collins

Michele Tobin
Julie Seidman
?
Ron Max
Coach Anderson
?
Marla Frumkin
Lucy
?
Jerry McNeely
Spanish Teacher
?
Dan Spector
Murph

John Roselius
Paul Watson

Art Evans
Intern
?
Elizabeth Berger
Emergency Room Nurse
?
Nora Boland
Ruth
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Shane Kerwin
Grisdale
?
Naomi Caryl
Edna