Scared Straight! (1978)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
52 minutes
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- Synopsis:
The documentary aired on television in the late 1970s, uncensored; it marked the first time that the words "fuck" and "shit" were broadcast on many networks. The cast includes a drug dealer and counterfeit document manufacturer from Westchester County (Mikie C), a gang member from Jersey City (Jerome Watts), an arsonist and bomb builder from Bridgeport (Jon Shipiro), the son of a Mafia informant (Carlo Gallo), and a 17-year-old chop shop parts dealer and car thief from the Bronx (Jesus Rodriguez). At film's end, the teenagers say that they have decided that they don't want to end up in jail. The film ends with a "roll call" of the teens, revealing that most were "scared straight", though a few were said to have reoffended. - Actors:
- Peter Falk, Doug Cronin
- Directors:
- Arnold Shapiro
- Writers:
- Arnold Shapiro
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Documentary
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