The Little Sister (1985)

Genres - Drama  |   Release Date - Apr 7, 1986 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 103 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka

This made-for-television drama is about Nicki Davis (Tracy Pollan) -- an 18-year-old from a wealthy family who hangs out with a drug-dealing boyfriend -- and Tim Donovan (John Savage), the dedicated probation officer trying to get Nicki to come to grips with the reality of what she is doing. Nicki's predilection for the demimonde becomes a challenge that Tim cannot drop, and while it leads him into the drug world and an unwanted confrontation with Tracy's father -- who feels his daughter's life is no one else's business -- Tim does not give up. Tracy's boyfriend is arrested, and as her world starts to crumble a little, Tim begins to discover why she has chosen her particular path.

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rescue, compromise, damsel-in-distress, dance [art], daughter, delinquency, drug-dealer, drugs, family, family-secrets, father, infatuation, investigation, juvenile, loot, obsession, owner, probation-officer, problems, prostitute/prostitution, redemption, reform [improve], secrets, stripper, teenagers, officer, probation, savage