The Boy Who Drank Too Much | |
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Genre | Drama Family Sport |
Based on | The Boy Who Drank Too Much by Shep Greene |
Written by | Edward DeBlasio |
Directed by | Jerrold Freedman |
Starring | Scott Baio Lance Kerwin Ed Lauter Mariclare Costello |
Music by | Michael Small |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jerry McNeely |
Producer | Donald A. Baer |
Production locations | Madison, Wisconsin Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Allen Daviau |
Editor | Anthony Redman |
Running time | 99 min |
Production companies | Company Four MTM Enterprises |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | February 6, 1980 |
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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,[1] which was seen February 6, 1980 at 9:00 pm ET/PT.[2] 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.