'Beyond Scared Straight!' Might have benefited from a bit of editing and pairing down, but still quite pleasant to see.It's funny; I was recently reading a book for the research I'm doing for my mental illness book (contact me if you're willing to take my survey) about a man who goes into prisons with a mobile MRI and scans the brains of psychopaths. Directed by Arnold Shapiro. A sequel of sorts to the documentary film Scared straight! Twenty years later, filmmaker Arnold Shapiro revisited the people featured … 10 Years Later (1987), and (on MTV and UPN) Scared Straight! Scared Straight! 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. Originally produced for television in 1999.
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On January 13, 2011, A&E introduced the new series Beyond Scared Straight, executive produced by Arnold Shapiro and Paul Coyne. The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.
10 Years Later (1987), and (on MTV and UPN) Scared Straight! (A controversial term, but one he prefers.)
"20 Years Later" revisits those same "kids" and convicts and examines the impact of "Scared's" experience, yet it lacks any real punch.
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. The convict's first names are from "Scared Straight!
I watched the "20 Years Later" version, which adds an extra 45 minutes of material (hosted by a maximum '90s Danny Glover) shot in 1999, catching up with both the kids and the convicts to see what…Danny Glover hosts and narrates this documentary that takes a look back at the SCARED STRAIGHT film and its impact when released. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. It's interesting at first, but at a certain point, it just becomes monotonous. 20 years later, the creators of Scared Straight! 20 Years Later is a documentary created by Arnold Shapiro Productions.It is preceded by Scared Straight! "just a big list of documentary/ish/informational video" migrating here from an old rym list Documentary titles that look at various aspects of the penal system.
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Only two of the original 17 juvies continued in a life of crime; one is actually serving prison time with one of the convicts featured in the original docu.As in the first “Scared Straight!,” the real emotion and grit comes from the convicts, who had little to gain but some self-respect by trying to talk some sense into troubled kids. A follow up to the 1978 documentary. A rite of passage for nearly every teenager 20 years ago, Arnold Shapiro's groundbreaking documentary "Scared Straight!" (A controversial term, but one he prefers.) It's like their own attempt at the Up series, yet it doesn't really work. Scared Straight! On January 13, 2011, A&E introduced the new series Beyond Scared Straight, executive produced by Arnold Shapiro and Paul Coyne.
It really makes you…Admittedly, the original 52-minute documentary SCARED STRAIGHT! “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 (1999). It turns out that their brains are literally atrophied through most of the paralimbic system, the part of the brain that controls things like emotional responses, decision-making, and empathy. Was this review helpful to you? NEW YORK (AP) _ ``Scared Straight! Getting an update on their lives is certainly something made very entertaining so if you loved SCARED STRAIGHT then you'll want to watch this follow-up.I must admit that I was shocked at how many of the teens turned their lives around.
20 years later (1999, ca. Directed by Arnold Shapiro. It includes a where-are-they-now? According to the A&E website profile for the …
The convicts were only known by their sentences and charges in the original "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. (1978) and Scared Straight! Their brains are literally damaged, though there's still some debate about which way the causation on that goes. 20 Years Later'' does several things rather nicely _ although ``nice'' won't be the word that springs to viewers' minds. Basically, most of the teenagers reformed and went on to have good lives and the criminals for the most part didn't end up quite as lucky.
It's good at first, but after about forty-five minutes of it, you can't help but feel like you're watching the same thing over and over.Danny Glover hosts and narrates this documentary that takes a look back at the SCARED STRAIGHT film and its impact when released. It's interesting at first, but at a certain point, it just becomes monotonous.