Surviving: A Family in Crisis
1985 television film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surviving: A Family in Crisis (also known simply as Surviving, and later released on VHS as Tragedy) is a 1985 ABC television film. Directed by Warris Hussein and starring Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, and River Phoenix, the film is described as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet story that examines the tragedy of teen suicide, and the loved ones left behind to pick up the pieces.
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![]() 1993 VHS box cover retitled Tragedy. Although Zach Galligan was Molly Ringwald's leading man in the film, by 1993 River Phoenix had eclipsed Galligan's stardom, and was given top billing (as well as a photograph obviously taken several years after the film), to promote the VHS release. | |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Joyce Eliason |
Directed by | Waris Hussein |
Starring | Zach Galligan Molly Ringwald Ellen Burstyn Len Cariou Marsha Mason Paul Sorvino River Phoenix Heather O'Rourke |
Theme music composer | James Horner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers | Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky |
Producer | Hunt Lowry |
Production locations | Bone and Joint Hospital - 1111 N. Dewey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lake Hefner Dam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Piedmont, Oklahoma Village Baptist Church - 10600 N. May Avenue, The Village, Oklahoma |
Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
Editors | Leslie Dennis Bracken Kurt Bullinger John F. Burnett |
Running time | 118 minutes |
Production companies | Telepictures Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | February 10, 1985 (1985-02-10) |
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