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  • 60 Minutes Needle Park/Whiz Kid/Melinda (Season 22, Episode 18)
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    TV Episode | Documentary, News

60 Minutes

Needle Park/Whiz Kid/Melinda (Season 22, Episode 18)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Documentary, News

"Needle Park" examines a park in Zurich, Switzerland, that is heavily used by drug users. "Whiz Kid" looks at the rise and fall of William Stoecker a college drop-out who became wealthy by defrauding banks. "Melinda" profiles a 12-year-old...See more"Needle Park" examines a park in Zurich, Switzerland, that is heavily used by drug users. "Whiz Kid" looks at the rise and fall of William Stoecker a college drop-out who became wealthy by defrauding banks. "Melinda" profiles a 12-year-old who is coming to terms with her Muscular Dystrophy by writing a book. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Producer
David Gelber (segments: Whiz Kid)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 14, 1990

Release date
Jan 14, 1990 (United States)
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18 cast members
Name Known for
Morley Safer
Self - Correspondent (segment "Needle Park") Self - Correspondent (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Vander Fuchs
Self - Needles in the Park Campaign (segment "Needle Park") Self - Needles in the Park Campaign (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Rene
Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park") Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Sylvie
Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park") Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Remo
Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park") Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Jean Ziegler
Self - Swiss Parliamentarian (segment "Needle Park") Self - Swiss Parliamentarian (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Marco
Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park") Self - Drug User (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Annette Hoyts
Self - Social Worker (segment "Needle Park") Self - Social Worker (segment "Needle Park")   See fewer
Ed Bradley
Self - Correspondent (segment "Whiz Kid") Self - Correspondent (segment "Whiz Kid")   See fewer
William Stoecker
Self - Entrepreneur (segment "Whiz Kid") Self - Entrepreneur (segment "Whiz Kid")   See fewer
Tom Raleigh
Self - Attorney (segment "Whiz Kid") Self - Attorney (segment "Whiz Kid")   See fewer
Lee Seidler
Self - Associate Director, Bear Stearns (segment "Whiz Kid") Self - Associate Director, Bear Stearns (segment "Whiz Kid")   See fewer
Tom Durkin
Self - Lawyer (segment "Whiz Kid") Self - Lawyer (segment "Whiz Kid")   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - Correspondent (segment "Melinda") Self - Correspondent (segment "Melinda")   See fewer
Melinda Lawrence
Self - Muscular Dystrophy Patient (segment "Melinda") Self - Muscular Dystrophy Patient (segment "Melinda")   See fewer
Barbara Lawrence
Self - Melinda's Mother (segment "Melinda") Self - Melinda's Mother (segment "Melinda")   See fewer
Bill Lawrence
Self - Melinda's Father (segment "Melinda") Self - Melinda's Father (segment "Melinda")   See fewer
Doris Deetwheeler
Self - Hospice Nurse (segment "Melinda") Self - Hospice Nurse (segment "Melinda")   See fewer
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