The Death of Richie (1977) on Netflix
Richie Werner, seventeen, feels pressure from every direction and turns to drugs, which brings trouble at school and at home. His father George loves him but cannot show what he feels.
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Plot summary
George Werner is a stern father who loves his son and has trouble showing it. His wife Carol is loving but ineffectual, and their younger son Russell has Richie, his seventeen-year-old brother, looking out for him. Richie feels pressure from every direction and turns to drugs, which brings trouble at school and at home. Riding in a car with three friends, Richie uses drugs while the driver, Brick, swerves erratically and is pulled over. The officer offers to let Brick off as a favor and expects favors in return, and Brick agrees. That stop begins a series of episodes that set Richie against his father.
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The shooting scene was kept short to meet NBC's censorship limits at the time, but a brief scream from Richie after the gunshot was still heard; later airings cut the scream and toned down the gunshot.
