Desperate for Love is a 1989 American romance drama television film directed by Michael Tuchner.

Alex is the most popular guy in school, with a promising future, while Cliff is an introverted teen who has never had a girlfriend.

Lily Becker, an attractive cheerleader who is very popular despite the fact that she is known for being promiscuous, has been dating Alex for a while and is planning to marry him after graduation.

Moreover, he and Lily's father, the town's notorious low life hunter, are sworn enemies.

Crushed, she returns home in tears, which angers her father, who already wasn't fond of Alex.

Cliff feels that he no longer can co-operate with the trial and is voluntarily found guilty for murdering Alex.