In the Custody of Strangers 42 years old

His crime was a minor one. His sentence was a nightmare.

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.

Credits

In the Custody of Strangers Cast

Name Character
John Hancock He was 245, 56 years old when he died as Judge Bennett
Martin Sheen He was 41, now 84 years old as Frank Caldwell
Jon Van Ness He was 24, now 67 years old as Corky
Art LaFleur He was 38, now 81 years old as Clifford
Emilio Estevez He was 20, now 62 years old as Danny Caldwell
David Faustino He was 8, now 50 years old as David
Ed Lauter He was 43, 74 years old when he died as Judge Halloran
Matt Clark He was 45, now 88 years old as Mike Raines
Jane Alexander She was 42, now 85 years old as Sandy Caldwell
Judyann Elder She was 34, now 76 years old as Marni Blake, Prosecutor
Sonny Carl Davis as Store Clerk
Peter Jurasik He was 32, now 74 years old as Andy Barnes
Deborah Foreman She was 19, now 62 years old as Karen
Kenneth McMillan He was 49, 56 years old when he died as Albert C. Caruso
Virginia Kiser She was 43, now 85 years old as Dr. Forman
Ramon Estevez He was 18, now 61 years old as Pick
Susan Peretz She was 42, 64 years old when she died as Big Faye

In the Custody of Strangers Crew

Name Department
Joan Phillips as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Robert Greenwald as Director. He was 36 (now 79) years old Directing
Robert Florio as Editor. Editing
Isidore Mankofsky as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 93) years old Camera
Frank von Zerneck as Producer. He was 41 (now 84) years old Production
Norm Baron as Production Design. Art
In the Custody of Strangers poster
In the Custody of Strangers (42 years)

His crime was a minor one. His sentence was a nightmare.

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 26, 1982
  • Runtime: 91 minutes