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!"

1979

1h 36m

0.0(0 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Crime

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

23 members

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Melissa Sue Anderson

Dana Lee

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Robert Carradine

Donny Davis

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Marion Ross

Madeline Lee

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Talia Balsam

Rona Sims

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Michael Pataki

Arnold Denker

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Kevin Breslin

Roy 'Skates' Snider

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Judge Reinhold

Francis 'Bear' Honfi

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Dan Spector

Anthony Cavachi

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Barbara Babcock

Lorna Sims

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Shelby Leverington

Mrs. Blake

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Dawn Jeffory

Joanie

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Trent Dolan

Coach Tanner

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Scott McGinnis

Paul

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Gary Carlos Cervantes

Big

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Paul Hampton

Bill Snider

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Ellen Blake

Mrs. Honfi

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Howard Vann

Mr. Honfi

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Joshua Gallegos

Little Big

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Edith Fields

Mrs. Davis

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June Whitley Taylor

Principal

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Laurie Zimmer

Clerk

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Jennifer Starrett

Lynn

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Frederic Forrest

Mr. Davis

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