The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980): Cast
The Boy Who Drank Too Much is a 1980 drama directed by Jerrold Freedman, starring Ed Lauter as Gus Carpenter, Art Evans and Scott Baio. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Jerrold Freedman
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Company Four
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Boy Who Drank Too Much About?
The premise of The Boy Who Drank Too Much without spoilers.
At fifteen, he’s a star high‑school athlete already on the path toward the same alcoholism that plagued his former pro‑hockey father. As his drinking worsens, his closest teammate and best friend takes it upon himself to intervene, determined to pull him out of the self‑destructive spiral.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much Themes & Keywords
· 12 tags- family relationships
- loner
- confrontation
- bartender
- temper
- teenager
- drunkenness
- ice hockey
- alcoholism
- father son relationship
- widower
- based on novel
The Boy Who Drank Too Much Cast & Characters
Ed Lauter leads the cast as Gus Carpenter, with Art Evans as Intern and Scott Baio as Buff Saunders. Directed by Jerrold Freedman; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jerrold Freedman
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Ed Lauter as Gus Carpenter -
Art Evans as Intern -
Scott Baio as Buff Saunders -
Dan Shor as Art Collins
Also Starring in The Boy Who Drank Too Much
· 21 more- Don Murray Ken Saunders
- Lance Kerwin Billy Carpenter
- Mariclare Costello Louise Carpenter
- Stephen Davies Alan
- John Roselius Paul Watson
- Toni Kalem Tina
- Dorothy Dells Duty Nurse
- Katherine Pass Donna Watson
- Ron Max Coach Anderson
- Nora Boland Ruth
- Jerry DeWilde Co-Al Man
- Marla Frumkin Lucy
- Elizabeth Berger Emergency Room Nurse
- Dan Spector Murph
- Virginia Bingham Kay
- Michele Tobin Julie Seidman
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- Mavis Neal Palmer Co-Al Woman
- Jerry McNeely Spanish Teacher
- Shane Kerwin Grisdale
- Naomi Caryl Edna
- Cheri Heckman Melinda
More from Jerrold Freedman
More films directed by Jerrold Freedman: Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston, Native Son, Thompson’s Last Run and The Seduction of Gina.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much Also Known As
Also known as “El chico que bebía demasiado”.
- Also known as
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- El chico que bebía demasiado
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The Boy Who Drank Too Much FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Boy Who Drank Too Much, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Boy Who Drank Too Much?
The Boy Who Drank Too Much runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was The Boy Who Drank Too Much released?
The Boy Who Drank Too Much was released on February 6, 1980.
Who directed The Boy Who Drank Too Much?
The Boy Who Drank Too Much was directed by Jerrold Freedman.
More films by Jerrold Freedman Who is in the cast of The Boy Who Drank Too Much?
The Boy Who Drank Too Much stars Ed Lauter as Gus Carpenter, Art Evans as Intern and Scott Baio as Buff Saunders, among 25 credited actors.
Does The Boy Who Drank Too Much have a post-credit scene?
No. The Boy Who Drank Too Much has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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