Little beasts
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Little beasts |
| Original title | Little darlings |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ronald F. Maxwell |
| script |
Kimi Peck Dalene Young |
| production | Stephen J. Friedman |
| music | Charles Fox |
| camera | Bedrich Batka |
| cut | Pembroke J. Herring |
| occupation | |
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Kleine Biester (Original title: Little Darlings ) is an American youth film by director Ronald F. Maxwell from 1980. Tatum O'Neal , Kristy McNichol and Matt Dillon can be seen in the leading roles . Cynthia Nixon made her big screen debut in the film.
action
Two very different fifteen-year-old girls meet at a holiday camp: the boyish and not on the lips of Angel comes from a rather simple background, the well-behaved Ferris comes from a good family. Spurred on by their comrades in the camp, a competition breaks out between the two of them, which of them loses their innocence first this summer. It doesn't take long for Angel and Ferris to find suitable male "objects of seduction": While Angel tries her luck with Randy , a cool guy from the neighboring camp, Ferris approaches Gary , the more mature sports teacher. At the end of summer, however, both of them realize the real size of their stake ...
background
The film was shot in Atlanta and Covington, Georgia . Filming for the camp scenes took place in Hard Labor Creek State Park .
Tatum O'Neal, who had already won an Oscar for her role in the film Paper Moon in 1973 at the age of ten , was allowed to choose which role she would like to play in the film and chose Ferris .
Kristy McNichol began smoking for her role as tomboy Angel , but was unable to break the habit after filming was over.
The world premiere took place on March 21, 1980 in New York City . On August 14, 1980, Kleine Biester was shown in West German cinemas. In 2012 the film was released on DVD.
Reviews
"A film about teenage girls suffering from puberty, which is optically discreet, but for large parts it is completely stuck to the cliché of films and only shows caution and empathy in the last third."
“ Little Beasts is a fun teen comedy that is especially fun thanks to the two leading actresses Tatum O'Neal as Ferris and Kristy McNichol as Angel . [...] First love, first sex, good friends, good enemies - despite its light story, the film embodies a bit of an attitude towards life and is therefore not part of the old film journey even after all this time. "
“ Little Beasts wants to make it unmistakably clear [...] that sex is bad at the age of 15, friendship is good and abstinence is the answer to all questions. But if you overlook this moral hint, you will be rewarded with Kristy McNichol's portrayal of the rude talking, Malboro smoking kid who competes with Paul Newman with his groin kicks, while Matt Dillon [...] and the soundtrack for a welcome ease to care."
"A well-cast and played, but sometimes also quite clichéd puberty spectacle about the first 'experiences' of young girls."
Awards and nominations
Kristy McNichol received a nomination for the Young Artist Award 1981 for her acting performance .
Soundtrack
The film was accompanied by the music of many well-known artists from the time. If the original soundtrack was still preserved on the first VHS release of the film, it was replaced by other songs for copyright reasons on the second edition. The following songs were originally featured in the film:
- Shake It - Ian Matthews
- On Saturday Afternoon In 1963 - Rickie Lee Jones
- One Way Or Another - Blondie
- School - Supertramp
- Oh My Love - John Lennon
- Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
Web links
- Little beasts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Little beasts at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Box Office Mojo box office results
Individual evidence
- ^ Filming Locations IMDb.com, accessed July 31, 2011
- ↑ 'Kleine Biester' background ( memento from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) tele5.de, accessed on July 31, 2011
- ↑ 'Little Darlings' Trivia IMDb.com, accessed July 31, 2011
- ↑ Release dates for 'Kleine Biester' IMDb.com, accessed July 31, 2011
- ↑ Little beasts. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Melanie Frommholz: Little beasts. In: MovieSection. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on July 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Little Darlings Time Out Magazine, accessed July 31, 2011
- ↑ Little beasts. In: prisma.de . Retrieved July 31, 2011 .