Scared Straight! ; MTV Networks. It would have been interesting, however, to learn how many other prisons have adopted this program as a result of the film, or if “Scared Straight!” is still shown extensively today.Instead, the only summation comes from a social worker who offhandedly theorizes that for the new generation of troubled kids, the convicts are the only ones to show interest in their lives.

Filmed at Rahway State Prison, a group of inmates known as the "lifers" berate, scream at, and terrify the young offenders in an attempt to "scare them straight" … "20 Years Later" revisits those same "kids" and convicts and examines the impact of "Scared's" experience, yet it lacks any real punch. Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago, by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers. Directed by Bob Niemack. The Lifers use explicit language and brash tactics to show the teens what their lives would be like in prison. Like its predecessor "Scared straight!," this documentary pulls no punches in impressing on its audience that prison is the last place any of them would ever want to end up. Some have since been paroled, leaving “20 Years Later” to catch up on a few of the inmates as well as the juvies.UPN is airing the docu and its sequel without edits — as was the original on KTLA Los Angeles, despite graphic language and adult subject matter — but with frequent content warnings.Brief clips and flashbacks link the kids, now in their mid-30s, with the prison inmates who, for the most part, had a profound effect on their lives. Image provided by: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM With Danny Glover. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).The name field is required. Now a sedate family man who’s been drug free for some years, he’s struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. Please enter the message.Would you also like to submit a review for this item? Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. will once again show young offender intervention programs, only these have evolved since 'scaring teens is no longer as easy of a task.' Some features of WorldCat will not be available.

Directed by Arnold Shapiro. Scared Straight! Host Danny Glover’s overly enthusiastic narration emphasizes its self-congratulatory air.In 1978, Shapiro followed a group of youth offenders into New Jersey’s Rahway State Prison, where they spent an eye-opening three hours with hardened criminals who described in no uncertain terms the day-to-day existence in a maximum-security prison. The Lifers use explicit language and brash tactics to show the teens what their lives would be like in prison. has … Willie, the fiery young inmate who screamed into the camera in the original has been paroled. Read Next: ‘Focus, Grandma’ Review: A Modest Black Comedy Set in Sarajevo in 1992 While the update does not delve into their personal stories all that deeply, those stories are riveting nonetheless.Many of the former delinquents have found religion, some have joined the military, but most have opted for as normal a life as possible. BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT 1999 | Reaction - Duration: 42:38.

6:28 . [Robert Niemack; Lisa Higgins; Arnold Shapiro; Chris Connelly; Arnold Shapiro Productions. Please try again later. “Through that,” he says, “I became somebody.”Director Shapiro’s awkward attempts to link the kids and convicts with a few stilted and gimmicky reunions are an unnecessary device — their stories are powerful enough to stand alone.Notably, both groups credit drugs and alcohol as a doorway to their problems, and nearly all the former juvenile delinquents admit that if it weren’t for this “close encounter of the worst kind,” their lives would have had a different outcome.A few unofficial facts and statistics are informally tossed in near sequel’s end, and we are informed that the Rahway program has since expanded to include additional one-on-one meetings with convicts. With Chris Connelly. ; AIMS Multimedia (Firm);] -- A dozen juvenile offenders meet "The Lifers" at East Jersey State Prison. A dozen juvenile offenders meet "The Lifers" at East Jersey State Prison. 'Beyond Scared Straight!' Host Danny Glover's overly enthusiastic narration emphasizes its self-congratulatory air.A rite of passage for nearly every teenager 20 years ago, Arnold Shapiro’s groundbreaking documentary “Scared Straight!” has become an important tool in the crusade for crime prevention.

MTV's scared straight!. The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter your name.The E-mail message field is required. Like its predecessor "Scared straight!," this documentary pulls no punches in impressing on its audience that prison is the last place any of them would ever want to end up.The subject field is required. Like its predecessor \"Scared straight!,\" this documentary pulls no punches in impressing on its audience that prison is the last place any of them would ever want to end up.\"@ “20 Years Later” revisits those same “kids” and convicts and examines the impact of “Scared’s” experience, yet it lacks any real punch. 20 Years Later A rite of passage for nearly every teenager 20 years ago, Arnold Shapiro's groundbreaking documentary "Scared Straight!" A dozen juvenile offenders meet "The Lifers" at East Jersey State Prison. has become an important tool in the crusade for crime prevention.

The Lifers use explicit language and brash tactics to show the teens what their lives would be like in prison. Tom Segura - Scared Straight - Duration: 6:28. allenpalin Recommended for you. Get this from a library!

Please enter the subject.A dozen juvenile offenders meet \"The Lifers\" at East Jersey State Prison.