Necessary Parties
1988, English. Directed by Gwen Arner.
Fifteen-year-old Chris Mills isn't too happy with his divorcing parents. In fact, he doesn't want them to split at all, so he hires car repair shop owner -- and former attorney -- Archie Corelli to run interference for him and put a stop to the proceedings. It's a match made in heaven because Chris and Archie both have a deep desire to see the right thing done.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1988
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Barbara Dana
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Necessary Parties runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Who directed Necessary Parties?
Necessary Parties (1988) was directed by Gwen Arner and stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Taylor Fry, Julie Hagerty.