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Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

The Kids... The Cons... Where Are They Now?

Part of Scared Straight Collection

1999•1h 35m•6.8/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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6.8/10(5)

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

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Production

Arnold Shapiro Productions, UPN

Language

EN

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Released

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Cast

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

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