The Boy Who Drank Too Much

The Boy Who Drank Too Much
Directed by	Jerrold Freedman
Produced by	Donald A. Baer
Written by	Edward DeBlasio Shep Greene (novel)
Starring	Scott Baio Lance Kerwin Ed Lauter Mariclare Costello
Music by	Michael Small
Cinematography	Allen Daviau
Editing by	Anthony Redman
Distributed by	CBS
Release date(s)	February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06)
Running time	99 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Boy Who Drank Too Much is a 1980 American television film based on a novel by Shep Greene. The film was initially distributed by CBS, starring Scott Baio as a high school hockey player struggling with alcoholism. While its approach is that of a typical after school special, it was in fact a prime time movie, broadcast at 9:00 pm in the Eastern time zone. It was, arguably, a 20th century morality play, in that it dealt with a serious issue, that might confront youth, in a prescriptive manner.

Plot

Baio stars as Buff Saunders, a teen hockey player well-liked and respected among his coaches and teammates. He battles to hide the truth from his elders and peers—that, like his father, he is an alcoholic. He struggles to remain clean and sober in order not to lose his position on the team and the respect of his friends.

Cast

• Scott Baio.....Buff Saunders
• Lance Kerwin.....Billy Carpenter
• Ed Lauter.....Gus Carpenter
• Mariclare Costello.....Louis Carpenter
• Stephen Davies.....Alan
• Toni Kalem.....Tina
• Katherine Pass.....Donna Watson
• Dan Shor.....Art 'Artie' Collins
• Michele Tobin.....Julie
• Don Murray.....Ken Saunders

Production

The film first aired on February 6, 1980, and was filmed in Los Angeles, California and Madison, Wisconsin.

External links

• The Boy Who Drank Too Much at the Internet Movie Database
• The Boy Who Drank Too Much at AllRovi
• The Boy Who Drank Too Much at the TCM Movie Database