Fallen Angel

I wish they would remake this movie in modern day. Or at a minimum, re-release it on DVD. I watched it on local TV (like a Saturday afternoon special) some where around June or early July, 1981, just days before my 12th birthday. I specifically remember sitting on the floor at the foot of my mother's bed. They had a master on the main and we had to roll the TV cart into the French doorway from the living room. I was just captivated as I realized that what had been happening to me for the last 3 years was not normal, but very wrong.

To this day, anytime I see Richard Masur, "Howard" in anything, I am still totally creeped out. Granted, I was only 11 When I saw it, but I think his performance was amazing. As an adult looking back now, I imagine it was a difficult role for him to play. And Dana Hill was great too. Her "average kid" persona made the movie so much more realistic. The movie really helped me see and understand what the grooming process looks like, and what to look for as a child. I hope I can find it online somewhere so I can show my daughter.

I actually watched this movie at school of all places! It was in 1983 and I guess the school board wanted all young people to know about this disturbing topic. This movie is very tense for me to watch, I have a twelve year old daughter myself. This was a well made TV movie that I will give a solid 8/10.

I don't know how many people will recognize the name of Dana Hill, but she was a marvelous child actress from the late 70s and early 80s. She was only in a handful of onscreen projects before segueing into voice-over work. She passed away from diabetes at 32. She's probably best known as daughter Audrey in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION, but I will always remember her for her extraordinary work as the daughter of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton in a film called SHOOT THE MOON. It was an awards-caliber performance that garnered raves surpassing her veteran co-stars. I will also now remember her for her brave and piercing performance in this movie. As well. The subject matter is horribly disturbing, but I'm surprised and impressed that a TV movie of this time period handled the material openly and honestly. And the cast is sensational, particularly Masur and Dillon, two magnificent character actors. It's not a comfortable sit, but I would include this along with THE BURNING BED, DAVID and SOMETHING ABOUT AMELIA as the top issue-oriented TV movies of the 80s. And, sadly, it's also one of the few chances you will have to witness this young talent who was taken away far too soon. - Jeff Marshall,.

I remember watching this movie when I was little...and I think (not sure) my mom and dad may have been wanting to teach me about the monsters out there. I think this movie is the best way to make our kids aware of the sick, twisted individuals that threaten to hurt our kids or change their lives forever. This is a must see for naive young girls who don't seem to "get" fully how there are monsters out there. Yes, some may say it will scare them. I'd rather have my daughter scared than have her end up a victim. I know it made ME wiser when I was little...cause I was just like my daughter....overly friendly-never meets a stranger.