Molly Ringwald in "Surviving" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Tootie_Fan · 01-11-2001, 10:27 PM

Last night on Lifetime, a movie called "Surviving" was on and Molly starred in it. She plays Lonnie. She was really good, in my opinion. Here's the summary:

Rick is a 17 year old golden boy whose father wants him to became a doctor like himself. Lonnie is a problematic 16 year old girl, who has just come out from a sanatorium after an attempted suicide. The families of both teens are very close friends. Right away, Lonnie and Rick fall strongly in love for each other. Meanwhile Rick becomes aware that his father betrays his mother, so he begins to show his uneasiness at home and do odd things. Thinking Lonnie's the reason of his son's behaviour, Rick's father forbids him to see her anymore. After an unsuccessful getaway the two adolescents realize their love is impossible, therefore they decide to commit suicide. From then onwards both of their families are destroyed, and their friendship as well. It'll be hard to reconstruct the family and retrieve the friendship.

The both wind up killing their selves by hot wiring Lonnie's parents car and sitting in it with the exhaust stopped up. How sad. Just though I'd share that with you guys.

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EDNA'S EDIBLES PARADE FLOAT...

Tootie: "We'll make grass out of spinach pasta."
Blair: "And I'll be the queen of the float!"
Jo: "Alright, and we'll make you out of sour dough."

josthebest · 01-12-2001, 12:48 AM

Hey Tootie Fan,
I saw that movie in high school. Oddly enough, they showed it during health class as part of an anti-suicide chapter. I say "oddly enough" because I thought the show wasn't exactly the message about suicide that should be sent. I mean, here we have two attractive teenagers killing themselves, and it is shown as rather romantic and dramatic, like Romeo and Juliet. I actually wrote to my health teacher years later, saying he should stop showing the movie in that context. But he insisted that it was a good idea. (eye roll)... Just thought I'd share that.

Michele35 · 01-12-2001, 12:55 PM

I recall seeing that movie years ago. I remember it being very say

Funny how I watched and enjoyed most of Molly Ringwald's movies but was indifferent to her on FOL.

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Tootie: Muffy? Her name is Muffy? What kind of person is named Muffy?

Jo: Beats me, Tootie.

01-11-2001, 10:27 PM	#1
Tootie_Fan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 17, 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 41	Molly Ringwald in "Surviving" Last night on Lifetime, a movie called "Surviving" was on and Molly starred in it. She plays Lonnie. She was really good, in my opinion. Here's the summary: Rick is a 17 year old golden boy whose father wants him to became a doctor like himself. Lonnie is a problematic 16 year old girl, who has just come out from a sanatorium after an attempted suicide. The families of both teens are very close friends. Right away, Lonnie and Rick fall strongly in love for each other. Meanwhile Rick becomes aware that his father betrays his mother, so he begins to show his uneasiness at home and do odd things. Thinking Lonnie's the reason of his son's behaviour, Rick's father forbids him to see her anymore. After an unsuccessful getaway the two adolescents realize their love is impossible, therefore they decide to commit suicide. From then onwards both of their families are destroyed, and their friendship as well. It'll be hard to reconstruct the family and retrieve the friendship. The both wind up killing their selves by hot wiring Lonnie's parents car and sitting in it with the exhaust stopped up. How sad. Just though I'd share that with you guys. ------------------ EDNA'S EDIBLES PARADE FLOAT... Tootie: "We'll make grass out of spinach pasta." Blair: "And I'll be the queen of the float!" Jo: "Alright, and we'll make you out of sour dough."

01-12-2001, 12:48 AM	#2
josthebest Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Posts: 42	Hey Tootie Fan, I saw that movie in high school. Oddly enough, they showed it during health class as part of an anti-suicide chapter. I say "oddly enough" because I thought the show wasn't exactly the message about suicide that should be sent. I mean, here we have two attractive teenagers killing themselves, and it is shown as rather romantic and dramatic, like Romeo and Juliet. I actually wrote to my health teacher years later, saying he should stop showing the movie in that context. But he insisted that it was a good idea. (eye roll)... Just thought I'd share that.

01-12-2001, 12:55 PM	#3
Michele35 Jazz Girl Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 08, 2000 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 804	I recall seeing that movie years ago. I remember it being very say Funny how I watched and enjoyed most of Molly Ringwald's movies but was indifferent to her on FOL. ------------------ Tootie: Muffy? Her name is Muffy? What kind of person is named Muffy? Jo: Beats me, Tootie.