Dreams Don't Die

May 21, 1982

1h 40m

★ 6.3

Overview

Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New York City. Officer Charles Banks finds young Danny tagging subway cars and then catches Teiresa selling drugs for another mislead teen, Kirk. The officer, instead of turning both of them in, gives both teens a chance to make more of their lives together. Changing their ways turns out to be more challenging than first thought.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

Crime

Production Companies

ABC

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Cast

Danny Baker

Ike Eisenmann

Teresa

Trini Alvarado

Charlie Banks

Paul Winfield

Gavin

James Broderick

Kirk

Israel Juarbe

Lieutenant Steadman

Mark Gordon

Sherman

George Coe

Grace Baker

Judi West

Obie

Aaron Manning

Attorney

Benjamin Hendrickson

Agnes Shields

Alma Cuervo

Cook

David Tabor

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