In the Custody of Strangers
His crime was a minor one. His sentence was a nightmare.
6.4
13 votes
1982
1h 31m
Drama
TV Movie
Overview
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. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.
Directed by Robert Greenwald
Top cast
Martin Sheen
Frank Caldwell
Jane Alexander
Sandy Caldwell
Emilio Estevez
Danny Caldwell
Kenneth McMillan
Albert C. Caruso
Ed Lauter
Judge Halloran
Matt Clark
Mike Raines
Virginia Kiser
Dr. Forman
Jon Van Ness
Corky
John Hancock
Judge Bennett
Deborah Foreman
Karen
Susan Peretz
Big Faye
Peter Jurasik
Andy Barnes
Judyann Elder
Marni Blake, Prosecutor
Pat McNamara
QuinnH
Henry Tomaszewski
Roach
Sonny Carl Davis
Store Clerk
Ramon Estevez
Pick
Art LaFleur
Clifford
David Faustino
David
Liz Sheridan
CaseworkerDetails
Status
Released
Release date
May 26, 1982
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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