Surviving
- IMDb link: 0090106
- IMDb rating: 7.4 (807 votes)
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Waris Hussein
- Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Marsha Mason, Zach Galligan, Len Cariou and others
- Release date: 10 Feb 1985
- Release year: 1985
- Runtime: 143 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: redheaded girl, young love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, high school student, teenage protagonist, teenage girl, tragedy, mother son relationship, grieving mother, cheating husband
Plot:
Rick is a 17-year-old golden boy whose father wants him to become a doctor like himself. Lonnie is a 16-year-old girl, who has just been released from the hospital after an attempted suicide. Their families are close friends. Right away, Lonnie and Rick fall madly in love. Meanwhile, Rick becomes aware that his father is not the man he seems to be and starts acting out. Thinking that Lonnie's the reason for his son's behaviour, Rick's father forbids him to see her anymore. Rick and Lonnie's relationship begins to spiral as they struggle to cope with their lives. Will their love survive?