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Acting
Alon Williams channels Gary Coleman's rage and fragility disturbingly well.
Production
Shot in 60 minutes because even the crew wanted to leave.
Director
Ted Haimes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elise Horn, who played Dana Plato, had never seen a full episode of Diff'rent Strokes before filming — the director thought it would make her performance 'fresher.'
This TV movie premiered just months after Gary Coleman's own bizarre arrest for assault, making it accidentally current-events journalism.
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