Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

ABC Afterschool Specials (09/22/82)

NR 1982 · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, TV Movie

Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life.

Directed by Ralph Rosenblum · Written by Harold Peters

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