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The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie
1977
Drama
TV Movie
1h 37m
A 70s teen, unable any longer to deal with school or home life, falls victim to the pernicious influence of irresponsible friends and drugs.

Directed by:

Paul Wendkos
Paul-Wendkos
49 total credits
Paul Wendkos has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Gidget, The Mephisto Waltz, The Burglar, Guns of the Magnificent Seven and The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Writers:

Thomas Thompson
Thomas-Thompson
6 total credits
Thomas Thompson has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Saddle the Wind, The Death of Richie, Cattle King, Penny Paradise and The Newcomers
,
John McGreevey
John-McGreevey
34 total credits
John McGreevey has 34 credits at Criticker, including: Crowhaven Farm, Night Crossing, My Three Sons, Hello Down There and The Death of Richie

Starring:

Clint Howard
Clint-Howard
106 total credits
Clinton "Clint" Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films, usually noted for his unusual appearance. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard. He is also the uncle of actress Bryce Dallas Howard...(Wikipedia)
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Ben Gazzara
Ben-Gazzara
77 total credits
Ben Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American actor.Gazzara has had a long and varied acting career, with spells as an accomplished director, mostly in television. He directed Columbo episodes A Friend in Deed and Troubled Waters. He joined other Actors Studio members in the 1957 film The Strange One. Then came a high-profile performance as a soldier on trial for avenging his wife's rape in Otto Preminger's 1959 classic courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder...(Wikipedia)
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Eileen Brennan
Eileen-Brennan
44 total credits
Eileen Brennan has 44 credits at Criticker, including: The Sting, Jeepers Creepers, Clue, The Last Picture Show and Murder by Death
,
Charles Fleischer
Charles-Fleischer
22 total credits
Charles Fleischer is an American actor, stand-up comedian and voice artist. He is best known as the voices of Roger Rabbit, Benny The Cab, Psycho and Greasy in Disney and Amblin Entertainment's 1988 live action/animated hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. After that film's success, Fleischer continued to perform the voice of Roger in several Disney television and theme park appearances at several of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts...(Wikipedia)
,
Robby Benson
Robby-Benson
42 total credits
Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the "Boy Tossing Ball"[5] and his Broadway debut in The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971-72). As a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming-of-age films, such as 1972's Jory, 1973's Jeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Billy Joe.He was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol.
,
Lance Kerwin
Lance-Kerwin
16 total credits
Lance Kerwin has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Outbreak, Enemy Mine, Salem's Lot, A Killer in the Family and The Fourth Wise Man
,
Jennifer Rhodes
Jennifer-Rhodes
10 total credits
Jennifer Rhodes has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Slumber Party Massacre II, Night of the Demons 2, Ghost Fever, The Death of Richie and Night Creature
,
Shirley O'Hara
Shirley-OHara
8 total credits
Shirley O'Hara has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Duel, The Wild Party, The Rip Van Winkle Caper, The Death of Richie and The Hostage

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Death of Richie

1977
Drama
TV Movie
1h 37m
Avg Percentile 44.66% from 8 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Rated 31 Oct 2008
70
41st
Better than you might think. Good performances by the cast, with Gazzara a standout. Main problem with the movie is (like any chronic drug user) its moodiness. Richie is squeaky-clean at the burger joint, then he's on drugs and mental, then he and dad are hopping with joy cuz they just sold a bunch of lottery tickets, then he's slipping into darkness once again...these scenes could appear in any order. Most movies are filmed out of sequence; this one looks like it was written out of sequence.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Paul Wendkos
Paul-Wendkos
49 total credits
Paul Wendkos has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Gidget, The Mephisto Waltz, The Burglar, Guns of the Magnificent Seven and The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Writers:

Thomas Thompson
Thomas-Thompson
6 total credits
Thomas Thompson has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Saddle the Wind, The Death of Richie, Cattle King, Penny Paradise and The Newcomers
,
John McGreevey
John-McGreevey
34 total credits
John McGreevey has 34 credits at Criticker, including: Crowhaven Farm, Night Crossing, My Three Sons, Hello Down There and The Death of Richie

Starring:

Clint Howard
Clint-Howard
106 total credits
Clinton "Clint" Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films, usually noted for his unusual appearance. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard. He is also the uncle of actress Bryce Dallas Howard...(Wikipedia)
,
Ben Gazzara
Ben-Gazzara
77 total credits
Ben Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American actor.Gazzara has had a long and varied acting career, with spells as an accomplished director, mostly in television. He directed Columbo episodes A Friend in Deed and Troubled Waters. He joined other Actors Studio members in the 1957 film The Strange One. Then came a high-profile performance as a soldier on trial for avenging his wife's rape in Otto Preminger's 1959 classic courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder...(Wikipedia)
,
Eileen Brennan
Eileen-Brennan
44 total credits
Eileen Brennan has 44 credits at Criticker, including: The Sting, Jeepers Creepers, Clue, The Last Picture Show and Murder by Death
,
Charles Fleischer
Charles-Fleischer
22 total credits
Charles Fleischer is an American actor, stand-up comedian and voice artist. He is best known as the voices of Roger Rabbit, Benny The Cab, Psycho and Greasy in Disney and Amblin Entertainment's 1988 live action/animated hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. After that film's success, Fleischer continued to perform the voice of Roger in several Disney television and theme park appearances at several of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts...(Wikipedia)
,
Robby Benson
Robby-Benson
42 total credits
Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the "Boy Tossing Ball"[5] and his Broadway debut in The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971-72). As a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming-of-age films, such as 1972's Jory, 1973's Jeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Billy Joe.He was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol.
,
Lance Kerwin
Lance-Kerwin
16 total credits
Lance Kerwin has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Outbreak, Enemy Mine, Salem's Lot, A Killer in the Family and The Fourth Wise Man
,
Jennifer Rhodes
Jennifer-Rhodes
10 total credits
Jennifer Rhodes has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Slumber Party Massacre II, Night of the Demons 2, Ghost Fever, The Death of Richie and Night Creature
,
Shirley O'Hara
Shirley-OHara
8 total credits
Shirley O'Hara has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Duel, The Wild Party, The Rip Van Winkle Caper, The Death of Richie and The Hostage

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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