''The Drug Knot'' is a 1986 ''
CBS Schoolbreak Special'', a cautionary tale about teenage drug dependency.
Plot
High-school student Doug Dawson has it all: a loving family (composed of his younger brother and their parents), a terrific girlfriend, a rock band he plays in after school...and a drug habit. He began by smoking marijuana but is now seeking more dangerous highs. The latter costs him everything else, as his behavior becomes increasingly erratic and alienation – some of it mutual – sets in. Doug wanders into an anti-drug lecture by
David Toma, playing himself, but Doug is eventually ejected for disruptive behavior. In his bedroom, Doug snorts a line of cocaine, unaware his younger brother is watching from the doorway.
Doug's girlfriend tires of his volatile behavior and she convinces Doug's mother to meet with the charismatic Toma to get help for Doug. Initially in denial, Mrs. Dawson agrees to seek help for her son. However, unlike most young people's specials, ''The Drug Knot'' has a completely downbeat ending. Doug's adoring younger brother Louie finds his brother's drug supply and snorts a line himself. Doug arrives home to find Louie floating face down in the family swimming pool. As Doug frantically jumps into the pool to rescue Louie, a voiceover of Toma asks: "You kids are killing yourselves...for what?"
Cast
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Dermot Mulroney
Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since 1986, he is known for his work in various films such as '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Stay ...
as Doug Dawson
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David Toma as Himself
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Mary Ellen Trainor as Helen Dawson
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Lawrence Pressman as Jack Dawson
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David Faustino
David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and radio personality primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including ...
as Louie Dawson
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Rance Howard as Mr. Sellers
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Nick Angotti
Nick may refer to:
* Nick (given name)
* A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat
* British slang for being arrested
* British slang for a police station
* British slang for stealing
* Short for nickname
Places ...
as Coach
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Tracy Nelson as Lori
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Kim Myers
Kimberly S. Myers is an American television and film actress.
Her breakthrough role was in the 1985 horror film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' as Lisa Webber. She acted in another horror sequel in 1996, '' Hellraiser: Blood ...
as Kim
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Annie Oringer
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
as Annie
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Duane Boutte
Duane Boutté (born March 5, 1966) is an American actor, director, and composer known in film for his portrayal of "Bostonia" in Nigel Finch, Nigel Finch's Stonewall (1995 film), ''Stonewall'' (1995), and as young "Bruce Nugent" in Rodney Evans' B ...
as Leon
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Barbara Stamm
Barbara Stamm (; 29 October 1944 – 5 October 2022) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. She joined the CSU in 1969, was a member of the town council of Würzburg from 1972, and a member of the Landtag of Bavaria fr ...
as Mary Parks
External links
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1986 television films
1986 films
American television films
Films about drugs
Films directed by Anson Williams
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