

The Death of Richie
A father's fight to save his son from self-destruction.
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- drug addiction
- based on true story
- dysfunctional family
- marijuana
- overbearing father
- family conflict
- family tragedy
- barbiturates
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- TVNBC10 Jan 1977
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The Death of Richie was released on 10 January 1977.
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Wuchak
8/3/2018
Instead of coming-of-age, a teen comes-to-death RELEASED TO TV IN early 1977 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "The Death of Richie" is a drama about a teen, Richie Werner (Robby Benson), who turns to drugs and increasingly troubles his family to the point that his father (Ben Gazzara) is compelled to take extreme measures in solving the problem. Eileen Brennan plays the mother. The movie is based on the real-life acc…
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