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The Survival of Dana

1h 36min

Drama

TV Movie

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Roger Gimbel Productions

EMI Television

Cast

Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Dana Lee
Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Donny Davis
Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Madeline Lee
Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam

Rona Sims
Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki

Arnold Denker
Kevin Breslin

Kevin Breslin

Roy 'Skates' Snider
Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Francis 'Bear' Honfi
Dan Spector

Dan Spector

Anthony Cavachi
Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Lorna Sims
Shelby Leverington

Shelby Leverington

Mrs. Blake
Dawn Jeffory

Dawn Jeffory

Joanie
Trent Dolan

Trent Dolan

Coach Tanner
Scott McGinnis

Scott McGinnis

Paul
Gary Carlos Cervantes

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Big
Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton

Bill Snider
Ellen Blake

Ellen Blake

Mrs. Honfi
Howard Vann

Howard Vann

Mr. Honfi
Joshua Gallegos

Joshua Gallegos

Little Big
Edith Fields

Edith Fields

Mrs. Davis
June Whitley Taylor

June Whitley Taylor

Principal
Laurie Zimmer

Laurie Zimmer

Clerk
Jennifer Starrett

Jennifer Starrett

Lynn
Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Mr. Davis

Release date

29th May 1979

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English