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Survival of Dana (1979)

Survival of Dana

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1h 36m

Crime, Drama

May 29th, 1979

5.7/10

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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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Cast

Melissa Sue Anderson
Dana Lee
Robert Carradine
Donny Davis
Marion Ross
Madeline
Talia Balsam
Rona
Michael Pataki
Arnold
Kevin Breslin
Skates
Judge Reinhold
Bear
Dan Spector
Anthony
Barbara Babcock
Lorna Sims
Shelby Leverington
Mrs. Blake
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jack Starrett
Full cast & crew

Producers

Tony Converse
executive producer
Roger Gimbel
executive producer
Marc Trabulus
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Frank Norwood
teleplay
Tom Lazarus
(story) and
Frank Norwood
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Class of 1980. They're majoring in vandalism and violence! Dana will do anything to belong to this gang-and to survive!
A tough crowd for a tender girl.
She's trying to prove herself in a school that's a blackboard jungle. The only rule is "Survival of the fittest".

Keywords

judge
gun
juvenile delinquent
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 29th, 1979 (United States of America)
May 29th, 1979 (United States of America) (CBS TV)

Alternative Titles

Survival of Dana (original title)
Sobrevivência De Dana (Brazil)
Amarga Adolescência (Portugal)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Los Angeles, California, USA
Sepulveda Dam, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA (night time drag race scene)

Running Times

96 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Roger Gimbel Productions
EMI Television

Distribution Companies

Marquee Entertainment Inc.
Tohokushinsha Home Video (Japan)
King Video (Japan)
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Other Companies

Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (titles and opticals)
Echo Film Services (sound editing)
Producers' Sound Service (rerecording)
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