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Born Innocent

  • TV Movie
  • 19741974
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1K
YOUR RATING
Born Innocent (1974)
  • Drama
Young girl runs away from her abusive family only to end up in a juvenile detention center for girls where she's raped and brutalized by her sadistic peers. Only one honest social worker sho... Read allYoung girl runs away from her abusive family only to end up in a juvenile detention center for girls where she's raped and brutalized by her sadistic peers. Only one honest social worker shows interest in helping her.Young girl runs away from her abusive family only to end up in a juvenile detention center for girls where she's raped and brutalized by her sadistic peers. Only one honest social worker shows interest in helping her.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Donald Wrye
  • Writers
    • Creighton Brown Burnham(book "Born Innocent")
    • Gerald Di Pego
  • Stars
    • Linda Blair
    • Joanna Miles
    • Allyn Ann McLerie
Top credits
  • Director
    • Donald Wrye
  • Writers
    • Creighton Brown Burnham(book "Born Innocent")
    • Gerald Di Pego
  • Stars
    • Linda Blair
    • Joanna Miles
    • Allyn Ann McLerie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)
    Linda Blair in Born Innocent (1974)

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    Linda Blair
    Linda Blair
    • Chris Parkeras Chris Parker
    Joanna Miles
    Joanna Miles
    • Counselor Barbara Clarkas Counselor Barbara Clark
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    • Emma Laskoas Emma Lasko
    Mary Murphy
    Mary Murphy
    • Miss Murphyas Miss Murphy
    Janit Baldwin
    Janit Baldwin
    • Dennyas Denny
    Nora Heflin
    • Mocoas Moco
    Tina Andrews
    Tina Andrews
    • Josieas Josie
    Sandra Ego
    • Janetas Janet
    Mitch Vogel
    Mitch Vogel
    • Tom Parkeras Tom Parker
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Mr. Parkeras Mr. Parker
    Kim Hunter
    Kim Hunter
    • Mrs. Parkeras Mrs. Parker
    Janice Lorraine Garcia
    • Child at Funeralas Child at Funeral
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Donald Wrye
    • Writers
      • Creighton Brown Burnham(book "Born Innocent")
      • Gerald Di Pego
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After the edited re-airings in the 1980s, the movie disappeared from circulation completely. In 2004 VCI Entertainment released it on DVD with the rape scene intact, the first time it had been seen by the general public in 30 years.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Chris Parker: [to Moco] Congratulations. The baby is dead.

    • Alternate versions
      European release includes rape with a plunger-handle scene cut from US version.
    • Connections
      Featured in E! True Hollywood Story: Linda Blair (1999)

    User reviews28

    Review
    Top review
    Still Controversial
    This film will always be one of the most controversial in the history of film. It is still hard for me to watch it and it is still a very brutal film to look at. You really do see how the juvenile justice system instead of rehabilitating kids eventually makes them even more hardened and eventually they will graduate to even more serious crimes. This film definitely drives that point home like no other in the history of television.
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    • Sep 30, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nacida inocente
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production company
      • Tomorrow Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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