The Death of Richie (1977)
- Directed by
- Paul Wendkos
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager struggles with drug addiction and tensions with his parents. The film is based on a true story where a father ends up shooting his son.
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What happens
The Death of Richie is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film based on Richie, a non-fiction book by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener Jr. at the hands of his father, who was ultimately not charged with the shooting death of his son. The film premiered on NBC on January 10, 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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