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In the Custody of Strangers

In the Custody of Strangers

1982·Movie·1h 31m

Drama, TV Movie

6.4 / 10 (13 votes)

His crime was a minor one. His sentence was a nightmare.

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.

Directed by
Robert Greenwald
Original language
English
Released
26 May 1982

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Frank Caldwell

  • Jane Alexander

    Jane Alexander

    Sandy Caldwell

  • Emilio Estevez

    Emilio Estevez

    Danny Caldwell

  • Kenneth McMillan

    Kenneth McMillan

    Albert C. Caruso

  • Ed Lauter

    Ed Lauter

    Judge Halloran

  • Matt Clark

    Matt Clark

    Mike Raines

  • Virginia Kiser

    Virginia Kiser

    Dr. Forman

  • Jon Van Ness

    Jon Van Ness

    Corky

  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    Judge Bennett

  • Deborah Foreman

    Deborah Foreman

    Karen

  • Susan Peretz

    Susan Peretz

    Big Faye

  • Peter Jurasik

    Peter Jurasik

    Andy Barnes