The Survival of Dana

The Survival of Dana (1979)

Class of 1980. They're majoring in vandalism and violence! Dana will do anything to belong to this gang-and to survive!

  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie, Crime
  • Release Date: 1979-05-29
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Roger Gimbel Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jack Starrett

Trailer

Summary

High school student Dana moves to the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles after her North Dakota parents get divorced and falls in with the wrong crowd.

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  • Melissa Sue Anderson

    as Dana Lee
  • Robert Carradine

    as Donny Davis
  • Marion Ross

    as Madeline Lee
  • Talia Balsam

    as Rona Sims
  • Michael Pataki

    as Arnold Denker
  • Kevin Breslin

    as Roy 'Skates' Snider
  • Judge Reinhold

    as Francis 'Bear' Honfi
  • Dan Spector

    as Anthony Cavachi
  • Barbara Babcock

    as Lorna Sims
  • Shelby Leverington

    as Mrs. Blake
  • Dawn Jeffory

    as Joanie
  • Trent Dolan

    as Coach Tanner
  • Scott McGinnis

    as Paul
  • Gary Carlos Cervantes

    as Big
  • Paul Hampton

    as Bill Snider
  • Ellen Blake

    as Mrs. Honfi
  • Howard Vann

    as Mr. Honfi
  • Joshua Gallegos

    as Little Big
  • Edith Fields

    as Mrs. Davis
  • June Whitley Taylor

    as Principal
  • Laurie Zimmer

    as Clerk
  • Jennifer Starrett

    as Lynn
  • Frederic Forrest

    as Mr. Davis
Writing Frank Norwood Teleplay
Writing Tom Lazarus Story
Directing Jack Starrett Director
Writing Frank Norwood Story
Camera Bruce Logan Director of Photography
Sound Craig Safan Music
Art Peter Wooley Art Direction
Production Marc Trabulus Producer
Editing Joy Wilson Editor
Art Gary Moreno Set Decoration
Production Roger Gimbel Executive Producer
Production Tony Converse Executive Producer