Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985) TV Movie

Rick is a 17 year old golden boy whose father wants him to became a doctor like himself. Lonnie is a problematic 16 year old girl.

Decent TV movie, good casting and acting all around. Hard to wrap a smile around subject matter this somber.

Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985) TV Movie

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Heather O'Rourke, Len Cariou, Marsha Mason, Molly Ringwald, Paul Sorvino, River Phoenix, William Windom, Zach Galligan

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) TV Movie

A movie examining parental abuse - the abuse of older parents by their grown children. A woman is caught in the middle of a wrenching personal and financial crisis, as she is forced to support her family when her husband leaves her for another woman. Her strength is further tested when her mother begins to show painful signs of senility.

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) TV Movie

Cast: Ellen Travolta, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Bonerz, River Phoenix, Tuesday Weld