Surviving
Brief Synopsis
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Two teenagers fulfill a suicide pact that tears apart two families in this socially significant update of the "Romeo and Juliet" theme, allowing tour-de-force performances by stars Ellen Burstyn and Marsha Mason as two women, close friends whose lives are forever changed by the death of their childr
Cast & Crew
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Waris Hussein
Director
Camila Ashlend
Paul Sorvino
Joe Berryman
Heather O'rourke
Robert Douglas Scott
Film Details
Also Known As
Surviving: A Family in Crisis
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Two teenagers fulfill a suicide pact that tears apart two families in this socially significant update of the "Romeo and Juliet" theme, allowing tour-de-force performances by stars Ellen Burstyn and Marsha Mason as two women, close friends whose lives are forever changed by the death of their children, two of the bright up-and-comers of the early '80s, Molly Ringwald and Zach Galligan.
Director
Waris Hussein
Director
Cast
Camila Ashlend
Paul Sorvino
Joe Berryman
Heather O'rourke
Robert Douglas Scott
River Phoenix
Sandra Gilpin
Paddi Edwards
David C Allen
Len Cariou
Midge Woolsey
Regina Johnson
Jane Simoneau
Marc Gilpin
Molly Ringwald
Zach Galligan
Marsha Mason
Lon Coggeshall
Norma Moore
William Windom
Ellen Burstyn
Kim Valentine
Crew
Kurt Bullinger
Editor
John F. Burnett
Editor
Leslie Dennis
Editor
Joyce Eliason
Screenplay
Deborah Figuly
Makeup
Alexander Gruszynski
Director Of Photography
James Horner
Music
Frank Konigsberg
Executive Producer
Hunt Lowry
Producer
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Dian Perryman
Set Decorator
Larry Sanitsky
Executive Producer
Roy Stannard
Production Designer
Richard Van Dyke
Sound Mixer
Linzia Zanetti
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Surviving: A Family in Crisis
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 10, 1985
TV rating: TV-PG-D-L-V
