In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
- Director(s):
- Robert Greenwald
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Synopsis of In the Custody of Strangers
Real-life father and son Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in the made-for-TV In the Custody of Strangers. Blue-collar Sheen and his wife Jane Alexander attempt to instill discipline in their three growing children. But their 16-year-old son Estevez chafes at their authoritative attitudes, and runs seriously afoul of the law. Picked up on a drunk-driving charge, Estevez is charged with assault and battery when he fights off the sexual advances of his cellmate. His release continually delayed by judicial red tape, Estevez holds his parents, who are virtually helpless within the strictures of the Law, responsible for the mess he's in. But the real villain of the piece is not a person but an entity: The juvenile justice system, which is overworked, understaffed and swamped with dead-end bureaucracy. Scripted by Jennifer Miller, In the Custody of Strangers debuted on May 26, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of In the Custody of Strangers
- Sharon Barr - Inmate
- Ramon Estevez - Pick
- Deborah Foreman - Karen
- Peter Jurasik - Andy Barnes
- Art La Fleur - Clifford
- Kenneth McMillan - Albert C. Caruso
- Susan Peretz - Big Faye
- Jon Van Ness
- Danielle von Zerneck
- Pat McNamara - Quinn
- W.T. Zacha - Foreman
- John Hancock
- Emilio Estevez - Danny Caldwell
- J.P. Bumstead - Doctor
- David Faustino - David Caldwell
- Rossie Harris - Rusty Caldwell
- Virginia Kiser - Dr. Forman
- Ed Lauter - Judge Halloran
- David Moses - Cop
- Bill Smille - Sergeant
- Matt Clark - Mike Rains
- Henry Tomaszewski - Roach
- Liz Sheridan - Caseworker
- Sonny Davis - Store Clerk
- Jane Alexander - Sandy Caldwell
- Martin Sheen - Frank Caldwell
- Director(s):
- Robert Greenwald
- Producer(s):
- Frank Von Zerneck
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