Movie: Hard Choices

Top 7 Billed Cast

Margaret Klenck
Margaret Klenck

Laura Stephens

Gary McCleery
Gary McCleery

Bobby Lipscomb

John Sayles
John Sayles

Don

J. T. Walsh
J. T. Walsh

Deputy Anderson

Martin Donovan
Martin Donovan

Josh

Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray

Terry Norfolk

John Seitz
John Seitz

Sheriff Mavis Johnson

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    A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

  • Release Date

    1985-01-24

  • Average

    2.667

  • Rating:

    1.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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