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Shattered Spirits is an amazing film, with Martin Sheen giving the most believable performance in the history of motion pictures. If I ever would meet Mr. Sheen, I would congratulate him for bringing the reality of being an alcoholic to the screen and making families face the truth when alcoholism is in the family.
Shattered Spirits is a 1986 American television drama film directed by Robert Greenwald, starring Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Labyorteaux, Lukas Haas, and Roxana Zal. Sheen plays an alcoholic father who loses his family.
- Drama
Shattered Spirits PG-13 1986 1h 40m Drama List Reviews 79% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An alcoholic man must face the misery, torment and suffering he has inflicted on his wife and...
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- Robert Greenwald
- PG-13
- Martin Sheen
Jan 6, 1986 · ALCOHOLISM is the subject of ''Shattered Spirits,'' the television movie on ABC at 9 this evening. It is, of course, a terribly important subject, and it is approached with earnest...
Synopsis. When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.
Review by Adam Arnold ★★★★ Impromptu, middle of the night YouTube viewing, feature length, After School Special type, PSA, TV film about alcoholism: Martin Sheen expertly plays a middle aged alcoholic asshole dad of a suburban family that at first enables, and then confronts him about his problem
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Jan 6, 1986 · But if there is nothing new to say on the subject, there are new ways of saying it, and “Shattered Spirits,” a TV movie airing at 9 tonight (Channels 7, 3, 10 and 42), does so compellingly.
