The Competition
DramaFamily
Buddy learns the price of competition when an overachieving classmate commits suicide after losing a history competition to her. Annie's cookie-selling strategy is a riot.
Director
Richard Kinon
Writers
Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Edward Zwick
Stars
Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank
Release Date
March 8, 1979
Language
English
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Sada Thompson
as Kate Lawrence
James Broderick
as Doug Lawrence
Gary Frank
as Willie Lawrence
Kristy McNichol
as Buddy Lawrence
Quinn Cummings
as Annie Cooper
Melinda Cordell
as Woman #1
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Kay Cummings
as Woman #3
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Bradford English
as Mr. Bremmer
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Louise Foley
as Audrey Pfeiffer
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Eddie Frescas
as Tony Sanchez
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
🎯 Categories
DramaFamily
💡 Did You Know?
Annie selling cookies for the Posies is obviously a copycat of the young Girl Scouts group Daisies that do the same thing.
📖 Synopsis
Buddy learns the price of competition when an overachieving classmate commits suicide after losing a history competition to her. Annie's cookie-selling strategy is a riot.