An Open Secret
An Open Secret

An Open Secret

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2014
1h 39m
6.9(67 votes)
Documentary
Crime

Overview

An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.

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Production Companies

Disarming Films

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Cast & Crew

25 members
Acting

Evan Henzi

Self

Evan Henzi
Acting

Michael Egan III

Self

Michael Egan III
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Todd Bridges

Self - Actor, Diff'rent Strokes

Todd Bridges
Acting

Joey Coleman

Self

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Nicholas Stojanovich

Self

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Michael Harrah

Self - Child Talent Manager

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John Connolly

Self - Investigative Journalist

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Anne Henry

Self - Co-Founder, BizParentz

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Caroline Heldman

Self - Professor, Occidental College

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Jesse Bering

Self - Author, Perv: The Sexual Deviant In All of Us

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Dawn Chmielewski

Self - Former Los Angeles Times reporter

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Michelle Pincus

Self - Prosecutor, Marty Weiss case

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Mark Ryan

Self

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Martin Jay Weiss

Self (archive footage)

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Corey Feldman

Self (archive footage)

Corey Feldman
Acting

David Letterman

Self (archive footage)

David Letterman
Acting

Macaulay Culkin

Self (archive footage)

Macaulay Culkin
Acting

Mason Gamble

Self (archive footage)

Mason Gamble
Acting

Brock Pierce

Self (archive footage)

Brock Pierce
Acting

Marc Collins-Rector

Self (archive footage)

Marc Collins-Rector
Directing

Bryan Singer

Self (archive footage)

Bryan Singer
Acting

Ben Savage

Self (archive footage)

Ben Savage
Acting

Brian Peck

Self (archive footage)

Brian Peck
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Corey Haim

Self (archive footage)

Corey Haim
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Barbara Walters

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

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