In the Custody of Strangers

In the Custody of Strangers (1982)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1982-05-26
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Director: Robert Greenwald

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  • Cast

    • Martin Sheen

      Frank Caldwell

    • Jane Alexander

      Sandy Caldwell

    • Emilio Estevez

      Danny Caldwell

    • Kenneth McMillan

      Albert C. Caruso

    • Ed Lauter

      Judge Halloran

    • Matt Clark

      Mike Raines

    • Virginia Kiser

      Dr. Forman

    • Jon Van Ness

      Corky

    • John Hancock

      Judge Bennett

    • Deborah Foreman

      Karen

    • Susan Peretz

      Big Faye

    • Peter Jurasik

      Andy Barnes

    • Judyann Elder

      Marni Blake, Prosecutor

    • Pat McNamara

      Quinn

    • Henry Tomaszewski

      Roach

    • Sonny Carl Davis

      Store Clerk

    • Ramon Estevez

      Pick

    • Art LaFleur

      Clifford

    • David Faustino

      David

    • Liz Sheridan

      Caseworker