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Director:
Donald Wrye
Writers:
Creighton Brown Burnham (book)
Gerald Di Pego (writer)
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Release Date:
10 September 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A Young Girl Behind Bars... The Pain. The Abuse. The Revenge. more
Plot:
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Ms.Blair's first tv movie performance is her best! more (20 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Linda Blair ... Chris Parker

Joanna Miles ... Counselor Barbara Clark

Kim Hunter ... Mrs. Parker
Richard Jaeckel ... Mr. Parker
Allyn Ann McLerie ... Emma Lasko
Mary Murphy ... Miss Murphy
Janit Baldwin ... Denny
Nora Heflin ... Moco

Tina Andrews ... Josie
Mitch Vogel ... Tom Parker
Sandra Ego ... Janet
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Janice Lorraine Garcia ... Child at funeral
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 (cut) | USA:Not Rated | Iceland:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The rape scene was deleted after it was blamed for influencing a group of young girls to rape an eight year old girl with a bottle. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Chris first comes out of the shower stall at the bequest of Denny (waving a toilet brush) and Moco, the two girls are standing close together to Chris's right and left, but a longer shot of Chris peering around them shows Denny further down from the stall. more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Ms.Blair's first tv movie performance is her best!, 1 June 2003
Author: Stanbabe from Mamaroneck, New York, USA

Linda Blair gives a chilling but pogient performance in this harsh,realistic look into the abusive world of juvenile justice.As "Chris Parker", she tries to flee from her abusive father and her drunken,irresponsible mother.But her running away only leads to her being unjustly placed in a girls reform school.Where she is abused and condemmed even further by the school's insane and dangerous students and by the insensitive and corrupt school officals(The main villian in this dramatic tale is Allyn Ann McClaire.Who plays the evil housemother:"Mrs.Emma Lasko").Ms.Blair's character goes from being a gentle,navie'and put upon young innocent to becoming a tough,violent young punk.Who distrusts and attacks anything that is phoney or authoritative.The most memorable but forgotten scene is Ms.Blair being raped by four perverse girls in the shower room with a brush handle.The scene has since been edited,due to the complaints from one girl's family.That she was raped in a similar manner.Despite the editing of this graphic scene."Born Innocent"is Linda Blair's best tv performance.

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