Three teenage girls try to help their friend, who is having a nervous breakdown that conventional therapy seems to be failing to remedy.
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| Cast overview: | |||
| Anne Baxter | ... | Margaret Schilling | |
| John Forsythe | ... | William Schilling | |
| Kay Lenz | ... | Lisa Schilling | |
| Anne Lockhart | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Debralee Scott | ... | Mary Nell Fickett | |
| Jamie Smith-Jackson | ... | Betsy Goodman | |
| Anson Williams | ... | Brian Morris | |
| Erin Moran | ... | Tracy Schilling | |
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Stu Klitsner | ... | Arthur Milne |
| Richard Stahl | ... | John Fickett | |
| Jessica Myerson | ... | Eleanor Fickett | |
| Lawrence P. Casey | ... | Buddy King | |
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Three teenage girls try to help their friend, who is having a nervous breakdown that conventional therapy seems to be failing to remedy.
Plot Keywords:
teenage girl | troubled teen | parent child relationship | group therapy | friendship |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 November 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Lisa, Bright and Dark (#23.1) See more »Company Credits
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Anson Williams got Erin Moran the job as Joanie on Happy Days having met her on this TV movie. Joanie was played by another actress in the pilot episode, and Erin took the role once the series began. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is one of those Hallmark Hall of Fame specials that helped to cement their reputation for being well-made, well-acted quality production. Kay Lenz is outstanding as Lisa, and the supporting cast is also excellent. This is one that still holds up today, even though it was made many years ago. When this was made, mental illness wasn't a popular subject for serious treatment by television, but this sensitive,thoughtful movie helped to be a pioneer for all of the television movies dealing with mental illness (like Sybil, The Cracker Factory, and many others)that would come afterwards. The Seventies was a coming of age time for television drama. Lisa, Bright and Dark was a definite pioneer.