Attack on Fear

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American TV series or program

Attack on Fear

Genre| Crime
Drama
Based on| The Light on Synanon by Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell, Richard Ofshe
Written by| T.S. Cook
Directed by| Mel Damski
Starring| Paul Michael Glaser
Linda Kelsey
Kevin Conway
John Harkins
Alan Fudge
Barbara Babcock
Music by| Tony Berg
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Producer| Herbert Hirschman
Cinematography| Donald M. Morgan
Editor| Leonard Malek
Running time| 100 minutes
Production company| Tomorrow Entertainment
Original release
Network| CBS
Release|

* October 10, 1984 (1984-10-10)

Attack on Fear is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Mel Damski and starring Paul Michael Glaser, Linda Kelsey, Kevin Conway and Barbara Babcock. It premiered on CBS on October 10, 1984. The teleplay by T.S. Cook is based on the 1980 book The Light on Synanon: How a Country Weekly Exposed a Corporate Cult written by Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell and Richard Ofshe.

## Overview[edit]

Paul Michael Glaser and Linda Kelsey portray Dave and Cathy Mitchell, the new owners of a small-circulation weekly newspaper called The Point Reyes Light in Marin County, California. Upon hearing of iniquities at the famed Santa Monica drug rehabilitation center Synanon, the Mitchells begin publishing their evidence. Despite legal pressure from Synanon and bizarre anonymously mailed threats, the Mitchells' story results in a major investigation of the revered institution.[1]

Although Attack on Fear was completed in 1982, it was not telecast until October 1984 and then only after being reshaped to satisfy Synanon's battery of attorneys.

## Cast[edit]

* Paul Michael Glaser \- Dave Mitchell
* Linda Kelsey \- Cathy Mitchell
* Kevin Conway \- Richard Ofshe
* John Harkins \- Banner
* Alan Fudge \- Art Disterhoft
* Barbara Babcock \- Jane Dutton
* Tom Villard \- Keith
* Jerry Hardin \- Sheriff Bergus
* Hugh Reilly \- Lofgren
* Wendy Goldman \- Gail
* Jack Gregory - Thompkins
* Patricia E. Parris \- Bonnie
* Gary Bayer - Veteran Reporter
* Michael Mallory \- SWAT Officer

## References[edit]

1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (10 October 1984). "CBS's Attack-on-Fear - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Attack on Fear at IMDb
* Attack on Fear at AllMovie
* Attack on Fear at the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by Mel Damski

* Word of Honor (1981)
* Yellowbeard (1983)
* Attack on Fear (1984)
* Mischief (1985)
* A Winner Never Quits (1986)
* The Hope Division (1987)
* Happy Together (1989)
* Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
* Blood River (1991)
* Wife, Mother, Murderer (1991)
* Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
* Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (1997)
* Legendary (2010)

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