Little Darlings (1980)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Ronald F. Maxwell

Writers:

Kimi Peck (screenplay) and
Dalene Young (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 May 1980 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Don't let the title fool you.

Plot:

Two 15-year old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp. |

Plot Keywords:

Virginity | Camp | Virgin | Swimming Lesson | Canoe

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tatum O'Neal	...	Ferris
Kristy McNichol	...	Angel
Armand Assante	...	Gary
Matt Dillon	...	Randy
Margaret Blye	...	Ms. Bright (as Maggie Blye)
Nicolas Coster	...	Mr. Whitney
Krista Errickson	...	Cinder
Alexa Kenin	...	Dana
Abby Bluestone	...	Chubby
Cynthia Nixon	...	Sunshine
Simone Schachter	...	Carrots
Jenn Thompson	...	Penelope
Troas Hayes	...	Diane
Mary Betten	...	Miss Nichols
Marianne Gordon	...	Mrs. Whitney

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (video re-rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:16 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Stephen Friedman/Kings Road Productions

Trivia:

Tatum O'Neal had a tendency to forget her lines during shooting.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls first get their cabin assignments, Penelope says that Cabin C is for Little Kids (10-year-olds). Later, when Cinder is taking the bets, a much-older girl hands her money and says that Cabin C is betting on Ferris to win.

Quotes:

Dana: So what happened? Come on, tell us, come on, come on, come on!
Ferris: He compared us to Romeo and Juliet. We had some chilled champagne.
Dana: An aphrodisiac! I told you about those.
Sunshine: Did, did it hurt?
Ferris: No!
Cinder: Such a child.
Penelope: Did you see him naked?
Ferris: No. It was dark.
Sunshine: Don't be disgusting.
Chubby: Then how'd he...?
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Earth, Wind and... Wait for It (#3.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Shake It

Excellent Movie! (Even on video)

I was hesitant to buy this movie on video because there is a disclaimer on the back of the box stating that some of the music has been changed. I thought it would be like the video version of "16 Candles" where they replaced some of the music with "canned elevator music". Since I only saw the TV version of this movie, and never saw the theatrical release-I didn't find a huge difference in the video version except for the song during the ending credits. From what I remember it was a song called "Let Your Love Flow", or something like that. The video version closing music is awful! I don't know where Paramount dug up that song! For the movie, I still found it enjoyable and entertaining. Tatum O'Neal, and Kristy McNichol really shine through in this movie and make it fun to watch. I am glad that it's still available on video, but it would be nice if this movie was released on DVD in the original theatrical version, or TV version.