Underplayed Gems

Little Darlings (1980)

Little Darlings poster
Directed by
Ronald F. Maxwell
Genre
comedy drama, teen film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 101 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two teenage girls at summer camp make a bet about who will lose her virginity first. The film follows their rival attempts and the unexpected emotional consequences.

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What happens

Little Darlings is a 1980 American teen comedy-drama film starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol and featuring Armand Assante and Matt Dillon. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. The screenplay was written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young and the original music score was composed by Charles Fox. The film was marketed with the tagline "Don't let the title fool you", a reference to a scene in which the character of Angel tells Randy, "Don't let the name fool you." Film critic Roger Ebert said of the film that it "somehow does succeed in treating the awesome and scary subject of sexual initiation with some of the dignity it deserves." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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