Scared Straight! (1978)
Directed by Arnold Shapiro · 52 min · Documentary
16.1 TOPICAL score · #4,929 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Scared Straight! (1978, directed by Arnold Shapiro) has a TOPICAL score of 16.1 - ranked 4,929 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (14 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.
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Awards81
Historical impact6
Lasting engagement16
Cast29
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- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (14 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 8 languages
- Still read5,094 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peter Falk (actor #994)