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In the Custody of Strangers

In the Custody of Strangers

1982TV Movie⏱️ 1h 31mNot Rated
Drama
6.4
IMDB Rating
499 votes

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it.

Director
Robert Greenwald
Writers
N/A
Stars
Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander, Emilio Estevez
Release Date
May 26, 1982
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 9
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
as Frank Caldwell
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander
as Sandy Caldwell
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
as Danny Caldwell
Kenneth McMillan
Kenneth McMillan
as Albert C. Caruso
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter
as Judge Halloran
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
as Mike Raines
Virginia Kiser
Virginia Kiser
as Dr. Forman
Jon Van Ness
Jon Van Ness
as Corky
John Hancock
John Hancock
as Judge Bennett
Deborah Foreman
Deborah Foreman
as Karen

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Filmways Television

🏷️ Keywords

juvenile incarcerationjailincarcerationprisonself defense

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Call for change in Juvenile Justice
by Havan_IronOak2001-09-09
8/10

"In this film Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez play father and son with bad tempers and a lot of pent-up anger. When the son Danny gets arrested one night for driving drunk and rear-ending a police car, his out-of-work father decides to `teach him a lesson' and decides to let him spend the night in jail. One thing leads to another and soon Danny is spending day after day behind bars having become enmeshed in the system. Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez are both very good in their respective roles and the other characters are well done as well. While the script has a bit of an `after-school-..."

💡 Did You Know?

Emilio Estevez (Danny) and Martin Sheen (Frank) are father and son in real life; Ramon Estevez is another son of Martin Sheen.

📖 Synopsis

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it.