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Release Date:
5 April 1978 (USA)
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Tagline:
In 1917, in the red-light district of New Orleans, they called her "Pretty Baby" more
Plot:
A pre-teen girl grows up in a house of prostitution in the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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(11 articles)
Brooke Shields Regrets Staying A Virgin Until Age 22
(From CinemaRetro. 26 May 2009, 3:40 AM, PDT)
Brooke Shields Wishes She Lost Virginity Earlier Than 22
(From Celebrity Mania. 26 May 2009, 2:57 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 26 May 2009, 3:40 AM, PDT)
Brooke Shields Wishes She Lost Virginity Earlier Than 22
(From Celebrity Mania. 26 May 2009, 2:57 AM, PDT)
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Nicely photographed period piece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Brooke Shields | ... | Violet |
 | Keith Carradine | ... | Bellocq |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Hattie |
 | Frances Faye | ... | Nell |
| Antonio Fargas | ... | Professor |
| Matthew Anton | ... | Red Top |
 | Diana Scarwid | ... | Frieda |
| Barbara Steele | ... | Josephine |
| Seret Scott | ... | Flora |
| Cheryl Markowitz | ... | Gussie |
| Susan Manskey | ... | Fanny |
 | Laura Zimmerman | ... | Agnes |
| Miz Mary | ... | Odette |
| Gerrit Graham | ... | Highpockets |
| Mae Mercer | ... | Mama Mosebery |
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110 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:16 |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Netherlands:16 |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-16 (1988) |
Finland:K-18 (1978) |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:R |
Chile:18 |
France:-16 |
Norway:18 (1978) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Singapore:M18
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Dana Plato later claimed that she had been offered the lead role but her mother Kay had turned it down.
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Nell:
[starting the auction for Violet's virginity] A virgin, bona fide.
Brothel Patron: How old is she?
Nell: Do you want to put me in jail? She's just old enough. She's the finest delicacy New Orleans has to offer, and it's her wish that one of you gentleman be the first.
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Brothel Patron: How old is she?
Nell: Do you want to put me in jail? She's just old enough. She's the finest delicacy New Orleans has to offer, and it's her wish that one of you gentleman be the first.
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Featured in "20 to 1: Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (#6.6)" (2008)
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Pretty Baby
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Beautifully photographed and sumptuous to watch. Brooke Shields, with that famous saucy and spirited personality, is gorgeous. I wasn't bothered by the nudity. I wasn't bothered by the story either and I feel the movie accurately portrayed a different time with a quite different moral tone than the one we live with today. But, hey, stories are just stories. Actually, I think the main reason this movie works is because it comes across as honest, it feels like being in another place and another time, and it's lovely to see.