Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

You'll be glad to know that Jodie Foster's 20-year-old sister acted as body double for her nude scene. On the other hand, a co-star really slapped the poor girl in the face. It's hard to fake in a movie, so Jodie told the actress to just go ahead and hit her. Her character had given the woman a mouthful of sass over her pedophile son (Martin Sheen) who tried to molest her.

Reportedly one of Foster's least favorite movies.

She plays a girl whose dying father arranged for her to conceal his death. So she lives alone in a rented house. She's home schooled which means she's supposed to educate herself. She's stalked by Martin Sheen and befriends neighbor Scott Jacoby but is otherwise isolated.

And she kills a couple people, but you can hardly blame her for that.

Based on a novel. Reportedly conceived as a stage play. Most of the film takes place in one location with no more than three people per scene.

Available on Amazon Prime.

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