Willie’s reflections on “Scared Straight!” are the most poignant.

"20 Years Later" revisits those same "kids" and convicts and examines the impact of "Scared's" experience, yet it lacks any real punch.

The film ends with a "roll call" of the teens, revealing that most were "scared straight", though a few were said to have reoffended.

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.

I'd never seen the original documentary SCARED STRAIGHT but was aware of it due to an edition of NEWSROUND where a new shock therapy program of sending some low grade juvenile delinquents to a maximum security prison , in this case Rahway penitentiary in New Jersey and let the hardened convicts tell the kids the reality of life in prison means . With Danny Glover. The originally video was deleted.If you are going to be a naysayer you could at least New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA portal to discuss Joe Rogan, Comedy, MMA, Psychedelics, Mind-expanding revelations, Conspiracies, Insights, Fitness & Health.Press J to jump to the feed.

Narrated by Peter Falk, the subject of the documentary is a gro…

© Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. DVD Cover Directed byArnold Shapiro Produced byArnold Shapiro Written byArnold Shapiro Narrated byPeter Falk CinematographyWilliam Moffitt Edited byBob Niemack Production company Golden West Television Distributed byGolden West Television Release date November 2, 1978 Running time 52 minutes CountryUnited States LanguageEnglish Scared Straight!

Yesterday I launched my latest comedy, stand-up comedy parody. Seeing this post RIGHT AFTER I finished the special.Andy Dick's version of Scared Straight from his old show.I remember this being on MTV back in the day. Crazy Chris is another powerfull speaker in MTV's Scared Straight '99: Kids in Prison. This 25th Anniversary DVD pairs the original movie with 1999's where-are-they-now sequel, Scared Straight! It got over 2000 views in its first day so I am hoping that momentum can keep going. is a 1978 American documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro.Narrated by Peter Falk, the subject of the documentary is a group of juvenile delinquents and their three-hour session with actual convicts. "Scared Straight: 20 Years Later," a follow-up, aired in 1999. Adult Language Tom Segura scared straight 1999 YouTube Hot Ones S6 • E5 Tom Segura Tears Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones - Duration: 26:15. has become an important tool in … 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. I warn you it is not safe for work (so use headphones if you are near others), but it is damn funny.In case you are unfamiliar with the Scared Straight basis of my parody here is the 1999 MTV special that inspired me (warning – maximum security prisoners in the late 1990s were not as sensitive to anti-gay slurs as they might be today):Overshadowed on my social media sites yesterday was a great new episode of my podcast where I interview, discuss and mock a woman who runs a successful dog yoga (not a misprint) business in Florida.

“20 Years Later” revisits those same “kids” and convicts and examines the impact of “Scared’s” experience, yet it lacks any real punch. I'd never seen the original documentary SCARED STRAIGHT but was aware of it due to an edition of NEWSROUND where a new shock therapy program of sending some low grade juvenile delinquents to a maximum security prison , in this case Rahway penitentiary in New Jersey and let the hardened convicts tell the kids the reality of life in prison means . Tom Segura scared straight 1999 YouTube Hot Ones S6 • E5 Tom Segura Tears Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones - Duration: 26:15. The documentary aired on television in the late 1970s, uncensored; it marked the first time that the The documentary received several awards, including the Teenagers in this documentary and the 1980 sequel, The "Lifers" featured in the film were primarily convicted of murder, while others were in for armed robbery, and some committed both. The three-hour visit to the maximum security facility was filmed and turned into Scared Straight, a documentary that won an Oscar and two Emmys.

In case you are unfamiliar with the Scared Straight basis of my parody here is the 1999 MTV special that inspired me (warning – maximum security prisoners in the late 1990s were not as sensitive to anti-gay slurs as they might be today):