15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target.
Acting
Eve Plumb shatters her Brady image with unsettling commitment.
Production
NBC actually aired this — 1976 was wild, folks.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This kicked off a brief era of 'social problem' TV movies that exploited serious issues for ratings while pretending to educate.
The success led to 'Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn,' a rare male-prostitute TV sequel — yes, really, NBC greenlit a second one.
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