The Death of Richie

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Sergei P. @hidingInPlainSight Oct 11 While the movie, for the most part, followed the direction of the book “Richie,” by Thomas Thompson, it focused only on the rapid deterioration of Richie during the last year and a half of his life. There was nothing about him or his family prior to his addiction provided. Failure to capture the transformation of Richie from his pre-addiction to his active addiction minimized the impact that drugs had, not only on Richie, but on his family, friends, and the community which he lived in. Upon doing some subsequent research, I found that a secondary character, named Brick Pavall, (a fictional name for a real person) recovered from after getting help, but other characters in the story, including Richie’s younger brother Russell didn’t do so well in the ensuing years. If the film deterred some young people from experiencing the hardships of addiction, then it achieved its purpose. Still, I believe it would have had a much more profound impact if it had demonstrated what Richie once was prior to his addiction, and what he became through his addiction. Definitely worth watching, though. Kurt D. See more 07/28/2009 Very much like any old after school special. The acting was surprisingly good, but the movie was slow and not much happened. See more 05/24/2009 Above average television made movie, but nothing extraordinary. The acting is good, but it's overlong and slow in some parts. It doesn't ring true somehow in spite of a decent script. See more 11/07/2008 DEATH OF RICHIE - a 1977 TV Movie of the Week [remember those?] focusing on the downward spiral of a teen named RICHIE played by former teen heartthrob turned voice over actor and director ROBBY BENSON. This was one of a string of Public Service Announcement type films highlighting the BAD TRIP of Marijuana which of course will lead to LSD or worse. The acting is above average for these films with veteran actors BEN GAZZARA and EILEEN BRENNAN as the parents of RICHIE. I found the entire film on YOUTUBE and it brought back some fun memories. [img]http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1240-1/%7BB884E284-D191-4734-AF47-BF46603FB90A%7DImg100.jpg[/img] See more Read all reviews

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