Abuse

Abuse (1983)

Meet Thomas Carroll. He's fourteen years old and in danger of becoming a child abuse statistic.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1983-04-15
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
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Summary

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.

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  • Richard Ryder

    as Larry Porter

  • Raphael Sbarge

    as Thomas Carroll

  • Steve James

    as Dr. Bennett

  • Kathy Gerber

    as Kathy Logan

  • Jack Halton

    as Prof. Rappaport

  • Mickey Clark

    as Laura

  • Maurice Massaro

    as Mr. Carroll

  • Susan Schneider

    as Mrs. Carroll

  • Luba Mason

    as Sara

  • Kathy Giotta

    as Elaine

  • Tracy Vivat

    as Amy

  • Billy Lux

    as Aaron

  • Paul Peterson

    as David

  • David Schachter

    as Mark

  • Jean Garrett

    as Dean Kinkaid

  • Pamela Poitier

    as Samantha

  • Jeffrey Olmstead

    as Richard Blake

  • Carol Siskind

    as Telephone Operator

  • Ralph Penner

    as Gym teacher

  • Max Schmid

    as Studio engineer

  • Keith Michael

    as Detective

  • Dennis Baines

    as Waiter

  • J.J. Davis

    as Woman In Restaurant

  • John Kartovsky

    as Man In Restaurant

  • David Wojnarowicz

    as Street Interviewee

  • Novella Nelson

    as Street Interviewee

  • Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

    as Street Interviewee
Directing Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. Director
Writing Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. Writer
Costume & Make-Up Gigi Williams Makeup Artist
Production Steven McMillin Producer
Sound Shawn Phillips Original Music Composer
Editing Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. Editor
Camera Douglas Dickinson Director of Photography
Sound Frederick Schminke Sound

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