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A Reason to Live is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter Levin with Rick Schroder
A Reason to Live (1985)
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The Stewarts were once a happy family, but trouble starts when wife Delores announces she wants to divorce her husband Gus. Gus, who loves his wife very much, is not able to deal with this. Problems only get bigger when he also loses his job. Landing in a midlife crisis, he considers committing suicide. This is noticed by his 14-year-old son Alex, who desperately tries to make him happy again.Actors
Rick Schroder
(Alex Stewart)
Peter Fonda
(Gus Stewart)
Deidre Hall
(Delores Stewart)
Tracey Gold
(Ellen Maynes)
Maxine Stuart
(Fay Stewart)
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