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The 80s TV movie that dared to say moms can be alcoholics too.

Just Tipsy, Honey (1989)

after-school special energykitchen sink realismsuburban suffocation

Overview

Drama

Teenage girl is in total denial about her mother's drinking problem.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Ellie Cornell's brittle optimism masking total panic.

Direction

Robert C. Thompson lets silence do the screaming.

Best for:Solo: Late-night cathartic cry into your wine glass.·Family: If your family needs therapy but settles for movies.
Heads up:Emotional: Child taking care of drunk parent, repeated humiliation.
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Director

Robert C. Thompson

ReleasedMar 16, 1989
Runtime1h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Martin Tahse Productions

Top Cast

Joanna Pettet

Joanna Pettet

Carolyn Adams

Ellie Cornell

Ellie Cornell

Patty Adams

Lyman Ward

Lyman Ward

Chris Adams

Sasha Jenson

Sasha Jenson

Rick

Julie Parrish

Julie Parrish

Mrs. Frazier

LaRita Shelby

LaRita Shelby

Rosemary

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of a wave of 'disease model' TV movies in the late 80s that treated addiction as family systems failure rather than moral failing.

Trivia

Ellie Cornell played the final girl in Halloween 4 the same year—Patty's survival skills here are creepily similar.

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