CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 36m

The Survival of Dana

Class of 1980. They're majoring in vandalism and violence! Dana will do anything to belong to this gang-and to survive!

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High school student Dana moves to the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles after her North Dakota parents get divorced and falls in with the wrong crowd.

Directed byJack Starrett

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
May 29, 1979
Studios
Roger Gimbel ProductionsEMI Television

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CBS promo The Survival of Dana 1980

CBS promo The Survival of Dana 1980

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Dana Lee

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Donny Davis

Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Madeline Lee

Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam

Rona Sims

Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki

Arnold Denker

Kevin Breslin

Kevin Breslin

Roy 'Skates' Snider

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Francis 'Bear' Honfi

Dan Spector

Anthony Cavachi

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Lorna Sims

Shelby Leverington

Mrs. Blake

Creative team
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Jack Starrett
Written by
Tom Lazarus
Frank Norwood
Produced by
Marc Trabulus

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