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Not My Kid

Field	Value
image	Not my kid.jpg
image_size	185
genre	Drama
screenplay	Christopher Knopf
story	{{Plainlist
director	Michael Tuchner
starring	{{Plainlist
theme_music_composer	Mark Snow
country	United States
language	English
executive_producer	Beth Polson
producer	Pat Finnegan
editor	Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
runtime	100 minutes
company	Finnegan Productions
network	CBS
released

Beth Polson
Christopher Knopf
George Segal
Stockard Channing
Andrew Robinson
Gary Bayer
Nancy Cartwright
Christa Denton
Tate Donovan
Laura Harrington
John Philbin
Kathleen Wilhoite
Kathleen York
Viveka Davis Not My Kid is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Tuchner, which was based on a 1984 book of the same name by Beth Polson (who also served as the film's executive producer) and Miller Newton. The movie aired on CBS in the United States, and had a VHS release both there and in the United Kingdom, with ITC handling distribution rights.

Plot

A teenaged drug addict is sent to Dr. Royce's controversial drug intervention program where the teenage addicts in the program confront each other in supervised group meetings. Also, in these meetings, the addicts are confronted by their families. The girl's mother wants to remove her from the program because it upsets her that their daughter is being forced to associate with addicts who admit to stealing and trading sex to support their drug habits. They remain in denial until their daughter admits at a family confrontation meeting the full extent of her drug addiction. After this, they are able to address their own feelings about being the family of a hardcore drug addict. The daughter is reunited with her family only after all of them have acknowledged her addiction and accepted therapy for it.

Cast

George Segal as Dr. Frank Bower
Stockard Channing as Helen Bower
Andrew Robinson as Doctor Royce
Gary Bayer as Dr. Gramley
Nancy Cartwright as Jean
Christa Denton as Kelly Bower
Tate Donovan as Ricky
Laura Harrington as Melody
John Philbin as Brian
Kathleen Wilhoite as Penny
Kathleen York as Linda
Viveka Davis as Susan Bower
Shawnee Smith as Carol

References

Petski, Denise. (June 9, 2017). "Fred J. Koenekamp Dies: Oscar-Winning DP For 'The Towering Inferno' Was 94". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
Bergan, Ronald; Apted, Michael. (March 23, 2017). "Michael Tuchner obituary". [[The Guardian]].
Lawler, Sylvia. (May 23, 1987). "'Baby Girl Scott' Really Her Baby". [[The Morning Call]].

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