Hollywood Flashback: When a Dire Message in 1978’s ‘Scared Straight’ Led to Oscar "What I'm most proud of is the way it saved lives," says producer-director Arnold Shapiro of the feature doc ...

‘SNL’ Brings Back ‘Scared Straight’ Sketch With Eddie Murphy and Will Ferrell: ‘Expecto Fellatio' Murphy and Ferrell, along with Jason Sudeikis and Kenan Thompson, revived the iconic ...

Eddie Murphy returned for another sketch in the SNL50 show, this time as one of three prisoners trying to try to scare a trio of young male shoplifters “straight.” The sketch was a spoof of ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A&E has ordered a sequel to the influential Oscar-winning 1978 documentary "Scared Straight!" Teaming with the documentary's original producer, Arnold Shapiro ...