Little Darlings
Little Darlings is a
1980 teen film starring
Tatum O'Neal,
Kristy McNichol,
Cynthia Nixon,
Matt Dillon and
Armand Assante, directed by
Ronald F. Maxwell. The screenplay is written by
Kimi Peck and
Dalene Young. The original music score is composed by
Charles Fox. The film is marketed with the tagline
Don't let the title fool you.As of
2006 the film has not been released on
DVD.
The story is about a group of teenaged girls that go to summer camp and bet on which of them will lose their virginity first. After that, they choose
targets, or guys that they want to be the ones they lose the virginity with. The sports coach is one of the guys
chosen by one of the girls.
In between, the girls engage in typical teenager acts of fun, such as food fights and other activities.
The girls involved in the contest are typecast opposites and rivals, streetwise poor girl Angel Bright (McNichol) and romantic rich girl Ferris Whitney (O'Neal). While one of them does lose her virginity, the victory is not what she expected — and the girls form a friendship over their mutual loss of innocence.
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Young Artist Awards:
Nominee: Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture - Kristy McNichol
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Tatum O'Neal - Ferris Whitney
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Kristy McNichol - Angel Bright
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Armand Assante - Gary
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Matt Dillon - Randy
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Margaret Blye - Ms. Bright
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Nicolas Coster - Mr. Whitney
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Krista Errickson - Cinder
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Alexa Kenin - Dana
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Cynthia Nixon - Sunshine
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Jenn Thompson - Penelope
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