The second part of the film deals with the scared straight kids twenty years down the line when we get to meet all the characters again now in their midlate 30s. Frightening convicts yelling and getting in the faces of. Beyond scared straight, a documentary series inspired by the awardwinning film scared straight, follows troubled tweens and teens as they participate in intensive inmaterun intervention programs designed to keep them from ending up in prison. Amazingly, 16 out of the 17 children in the pilot program managed to turn their lives around and, for the most part, stay out of trouble. I still get comments about scared straight from people who tell me they were juvenile. The 1978 mtv program scared straight was a juvenile crime deterrence effort whereby kids of varying ages visit inmates and experience a frontrow into the realities of prison life. Why scared straight still works the good men project. Riveting, and thought provoking documentary film about an american social. You watch a film like full metal jacket with constant bad language but seems totally contrived compared to the words and scenes in scared straight, but lets not forget the people in rahway are real hard men doing real hard.
Alternates clips of convicts and teenagers from the original scared straight. Best beyond scared straight speech six nine lieber prison double homicide duration. Alvin richard farnsworth is an elderly world war ii veteran who. Straight outta compton is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by f. The filmmakers attempt to follow up with the kids and prisoners, allowing us to see where they are now. Scared straight band, an american punk band, now known as ten foot pole scared straight, an album by new bomb turks scared straight, a song by the long winters from when i pretend to fall. The members were involved in the production, including ice cube and dr. The original scared straight from 1978 with follow ups on the youths and lifers 20 years later. Here is that maximum security scared straight episode that tom segura was talking about in his netflix comedy special. No longer were they full of themselves, but very humbled and seemingly very. Jamie lee curtis and john carpenter on the film s legacy exclusive scream 20 years later. One of my all time favorite things on tv was when mtv did scared straight. Does anyone remember the 1978 scared straight documentary.
The term scared straight dates to 1978, and a hit documentary by the same name. But when a riot breaks out and the prisoners take him hostage, a lifer played by nicolas cage is. Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago, by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers. How some of them got out but ended up back in prison. The film featured hardened convicts who shared their prison horror stories with. Not to be confused with the original 1978 documentary, but its pretty much the exact same thing just 20 years later.
Only two years later, at the age of 24, she was diagnosed with cancer and passed away when. Description above from the wikipedia article danny glover, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. Scared straight programs divide parents as kids see. Also, at the time of the closing, two new animated series, bugzburg a spinoff of pinocchio and the emperor of the night, concerning insect characters who had shown up in that movie and. Filmed at rahway state prison, a group of inmates known as the lifers berate, scream at, and terrify the young offenders in an attempt to scare them straight hence the film s title. Now, for the first time on dvd, audiences can revisit scared straight.
He identifies these clips as belonging to the acclaimed documentary scared straight this documentary shall be rebroadcast in its full original form, to be followed by interviews with the participants twenty years later hence the. Filmed in new jersey and various locations throughout the u. For 20 years later, upn will televise the original scared straight. Adapting to the needs of todays youth, the inmates use a combination of intimidation, information and compassion to achieve equally effective results. Wherein we take a look at the kids who were sent to a prison and were subjected to the words of the convicts in the prison in hopes of getting them to go straight. Narrated by peter falk, the subject of the documentary is a group of juvenile delinquents and their threehour session with actual convicts. Also included is the follow up documentary, scared straight. The threat of anal rape isnt generally thought of as a crimeprevention aid, but its a central weapon of scared straight, a famous program that seeks to scare juvenile delinquents away from becoming career criminals by exposing them to the misery and violence of prison life. Glover is perhaps best known for his roles as detective roger murtaugh in the lethal weapon film franchise. Cameras roll as teens spend a day at a maximumsecurity penitentiary, where they are confronted by hardened inmates, spend time in cells.
The last sequel, hosted by danny glover, showed that the majority of the teens in the original program were, in fact, scared straight and went on to lead happy, productive lives. Gary gray, depicting the rise and fall of the gangsta rap group n. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to scared straight. The film was edited and produced by mary sweeney, lynchs longtime partner and collaborator. The goal of the origianl programme was to steer young offenders away from a life of crime by showing them firsthand the horrors of life in prison. Published on mar 10, 2010 1978 original documentary at rahway state prison, including 20year updates on the kids and the convicts aka lifers. Scared straight, a recurring sketch on saturday night live. Dre as producers, as was eazyes widow, tomica woodswright, while mc ren and dj yella served as creative consultants.
The film is based on the true story of alvin straights 1994 journey across iowa and wisconsin on a lawn mower. Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago, by confronting. The straight story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by david lynch. One woman, who signed her letter, brittany in the south, had a suggestion. Danny lebern glover born july 22, 1946 is an american actor, film director, and political activist. Persons or schools interested in obtaining additional copies of this aims teaching module, please contact.
Filmations last production was the feature film happily ever after a sequel to the story of snow white, released to theaters five years later in 1993. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. At the beginning of 1978s oscar and emmywinning scared straight. They did a follow up interview with that extremely angry blind guy with one eye, like 20 years later. Then, the familiar face of actor danny glover appears. Scared straight programs might help some kids but there is a better way to terrify them than yelling in their face. Upn will show the original program and an update on teens and prisoners featured in 1978 documentary.
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