Dos chicas de quince años de diferente grupo compiten para ver quién será la primera en perder la virginidad en el campamento.Dos chicas de quince años de diferente grupo compiten para ver quién será la primera en perder la virginidad en el campamento.Dos chicas de quince años de diferente grupo compiten para ver quién será la primera en perder la virginidad en el campamento.
- Premios
- 4 nominaciones en total
- Ms. Bright
- (as Maggie Blye)
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This is a coming-of-age drama with some amusing touches, similar to "The Summer of '42" (1971), except that it involves a group of girls during the summer of 1979 (when the film was shot). The first half has the girls meet at the buses, which take them to the camp, and the typical shenanigans thereof: Rivalry, friendship, borrowing a bus, meeting guys, stealing condoms, a food fight, swimming, canoeing and so on. It's similar to "Meatballs" (1979) and all-around routine, although somewhat entertaining. My attention perked up in the second half where I found I had stumbled upon drama at its finest.
Despite the set-up of the wager to see who can lose their virginity first, "Little Darlings" doesn't treat sex lightly. The scene where one of the girls says to a boy before (maybe) having sex for the first time: "Right now. Do you care about me a little?" This shows how little a gal will ask from a dude before giving it up.
Her tears after the fact are also an authentic reaction, not to mention thoroughly convincing. It drove home the point that sex was a big deal and not something of which to take lightly. This is followed by the interesting irony of what the two girls TELL their friends and, even better, Angel & Ferris' potent meeting at the swing set with its refreshing transparency. The final scene and closing still are heartwarming as "Let Your Love Flow" by the Bellamy Brothers plays over the credits.
I know a lot of people see this flick as little more than a fun summer camp romp, like "Meatballs," but those scenes are superb and represent drama & cinema at their finest.
The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes and was shot at Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia, as well as nearby Covington, Madison and Eatonton, Georgia.
GRADE: B
Worth catching.
This movie is campy (no pun intended) this movie is 80's-style cheesy, but none of these factors change the fact that this is a GOOD movie. It details the exploits of a group of teenage girls at summer camp more accurately than any other summer camp movie I've seen. The acting isn't sterling at all times, but it doesn't change the fact that you feel as if you really are watching a bunch of girls goofing off and having fun at summer camp. The food fight scene is wonderfully real with the actors all genuinely laughing and having a great time, the condom-thieving scene is legendary and never loses its hilarity. All the fun and silliness is balanced with the seriousness of some of the situations they get themselves into, and there is a wonderful sense of shared growth between the characters. As stated by many other reviewers, Kristy McNichol shines in her role as Angel, and pulls off a startlingly emotional performance opposite a young Matt Dillon.
I recommend this movie to every preteen girl, even though it is a tad outdated, I think the heart of the movie will still ring true to all girls out there.
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- TriviaKristy McNichol took up smoking as part of the preparation for the role, but couldn't quit the habit. She was a regular smoker for nearly 10 years after finishing the movie.
- ErroresWhen the girls first get their cabin assignments, Penelope says that Cabin C is for Little Kids (10-year-olds). Later, when Cinder is taking the bets, a much-older girl hands her money and says that Cabin C is betting on Ferris to win.
- Citas
Dana: I knew this one girl and I swear, she did it on a rollercoaster. Hey Ferris, where's the weirdest place you ever did it?
Ferris: None of your business.
Cinder: Why not?
[to the girls]
Cinder: She probably doesn't know anything.
Ferris: I know enough.
Cinder: Ever been to fourth base?
Ferris: I'm fifteen. No one goes to fourth base...
Cinder: I hit a home run at fourteen. Well I guess some of us are women, and some of us are little girls.
[to Angel]
Cinder: Which are you?
Angel: I think guys are a pain in the ass.
Cinder: Two little virgins. How quaint. No wonder they're always fighting. It's all that unreleased energy. Probably lezzies.
Ferris: Maybe she is, but I'm straight.
- Créditos curiososMarianne Gordon is listed in the credits as Mrs. Whitney. The actress filmed scenes as Ferris Whitney's (Tatum O'Neal) mother but her scenes were cut from the film. They gave her the credit as a courtesy!
- Versiones alternativasNBC broadcast this film in early 1983 (and reran it in mid-1984) using an alternate version complete with originally cut footage to replace the risqué material as well as sloppy dubbing to cover up all traces of "virginity loss". In one case, when Cinder asks Sunshine to "play something sexy" on her flute, the dubbing changed the line to "play something SULTRY." In place of "whoever loses her virginity first--wins!" came the change "whoever gets a guy first--wins!" There was also a fairly large scene brought out of the vault which had Angel saving Ferris from drowning after Ferris' boat capsizes in a storm. Other new scenes: the hijacked bus breaking down just outside of Camp Little Wolf, forcing the girls to walk back with the condom machine; Miss Nichols asking each of the girls if they know anything about one of the campers being involved with Mr. Callahan; the girls going to Miss Nichols to confess their story (to get Gary out of trouble), including a reluctant Cinder (sporting a black eye from Sunshine's sock to her face).
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- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 34,326,249
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 34,326,249