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Angel Dusted (1981)

NR · 1981-02-11 · 1h 38m · EN
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Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's real-life son) gets spaced out on a marijuana joint laced with PCP, or "angel dust," and the family is forced to wrestle with the crisis.

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Dick LowryDirector

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Jean StapletonJean StapletonBetty EatonArthur HillArthur HillMichael EatonJohn PutchJohn PutchOwen EatonHelen HuntHelen HuntLizzie EatonPatrick CassidyPatrick CassidyBob SheckyDarlene CraviottoDarlene CraviottoDr. Joan GideonPercy RodriguezPercy RodriguezDr. Kevin HastingsKen MichelmanKen MichelmanMark EatonKen MichelmanKen MichelmanMark EatonBrian AndrewsBrian AndrewsAndrew EatonCarole AndroskyCarole AndroskyGretchenCharles LuciaCharles LuciaJimmy

Keywords

Based on a true storyTeenagerHallucinationHigh schoolDrug useMental institutionDrug abuseDrug rehabilitationDenialPcpAnti drugsBased on true story

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityBased On A True Story · Teenager · HallucinationDialogue densityDramaDirector preference238194Actor preference153805 · 45060 · 149863Country preferenceUs

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What is Angel Dusted about?

Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's real-life son) gets spaced out on a marijuana joint laced with PCP, or "angel dust," and the family is forced to wrestle with the crisis.

How long is Angel Dusted?

Angel Dusted has a runtime of 98 minutes.