Was Linda Carol Really 16?
Isn't it a bit odd that no one has ever complained that a 16 year old was doing semi-nude scenes? But then again, maybe not, since it's unlikely that any of the Politically Correct would deign to watch this movie!
shareIsn't it a bit odd that no one has ever complained that a 16 year old was doing semi-nude scenes? But then again, maybe not, since it's unlikely that any of the Politically Correct would deign to watch this movie!
shareIMDB says she was born in 1970.
Then she must be 16.
No WAAAAAAAAAY she was 16 (in this movie) she looks older then my older sister who's 31!
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The movie was shot in 1985. She was only 15
shareCould she have used a nude body double who was over the age of eighteen just like they did for the main male character in The Girl Next Door?
shareMaybe................Shes lying about her age?
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Well do any of you remember American Beauty, because Thora Birch was only 17, so filming her brief nude scene required permission from her parents, who were both on the set during the filming along with child labor representatives. So do you think this was the case if she was 15 or 16 years of age?
Maybe, but she looks way older than 15, but you never know. I mean the main girl in "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" was 15 when she filmed it, but looks AT LEAST 19.
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Keira Knightly was only 15 or 16 when she did the topless scenes in The Hole and Doctor Zhivago, Thora Birch then went on to do nude scenes at 17. All prefectly legal with parental permision.
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um did u not see the film the sex scene in the truck when she tried to escape
plus she had a full frontal in the shower
i got no complains tho haha
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She is just 2 years older than me. So more than likely she could have lied about her age you know because I think 21 years ago you could get away with it more than what you can today.
shareIn addition, Brooke Shields was about 12 years old when she made the movie "Pretty Baby" (1978) and she appears fully nude in that one. Brooke played Susan Sarandon's character's daughter born out of prostitution.
Brooke Shields' mother gave permission to the director to have her do nude scenes.
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sharePeople were much less uptight about teens under 18 doing nude scenes in movies back in the mid-80s when this movie was made.
shareThis (esp Brooke S) reminds me of the old Playboy cartoon, possibly from the late 60's (can't think of the cartoonist's name. He was famous for satirical drawings).
Huge office, leering old studio head behind desk, mother (from something John Waters would cast) saying to her 10yo girl... 'go ahead honey - show the nice man your little titties'.
Interesting to think who's being exploited here, and by who. I'm guessing these girls were excited to get the work, and weren't that concerned about the nudity. Were their parents or agents more excited?
Nudity aside, who would let their 16yo do a crappy, sadistic movie like this! And I'm not sure nudity advances your career much, unless it is for more nudity. I'm guessing it opens some doors, but closes others.
Most of Hollywood is exploited, young and old. I don't think nudity per se is that bad. Any 12yo who's walked thru a mall knows what it's like to be undressed by the eyes of creepy guys. (OK, ALL guys. The creepy ones advertise their creepiness)
Hollywood exploitation - and this isn't a Terrible example, just one that points to the soullessness that exists there - Moe Howard (3 stooges lead) was (?) the last surviving Stooge. The studio head felt sorry for him and let him do odd jobs, wash his car and such. Surely demeaning work for a past star who needed the money. One day Moe found out there had been a resurgence in Stooges shorts, and for many years the studio had been making a fortune when TV showed them every afternoon. The Stooges never saw a penny, tho they were due royalties. The guy was not only greedy - he wanted them to suffer. All for a small percentage of the fees. I can't imagine how crushing this must have been to an old man - who made a LOT of money for the studio over a few decades.
(and kind of like the Dixie Chicks, who made $220M for Sony, yet, when Dan Rather asked them if they were millionaires, it kind of slapped them in the face to realize they weren't)
It doesn't matter if she was 16! Most people do NOT understand the law or regulations regarding nudity involving minors. It is perfectly legal to film a minor nude as long as it is not deemed to show "lascvisous" genital nudity. Thus, a filmaker could show breasts and buttocks (with no problem) and even genitals as long as there are not long,lingering close-ups. Nudity with minors only becomes problematic if it involves sexuality, but even then "child porn" charges must be thrown out if the work is deemed to have "socially redeeming merit" or "artistic, medical, or scientific merit". Thus, as long as its not straight porn it can often be argued to have at least artistic merit. So if the parents consented, and only her partial nudity was shown, its no problem at all.
shareIt kind of does matter actually, the fact that most nudity is put in movies to entice (note all the comments that get asked and talked about for almost every girl in every movie), and the fact that its a child put forth to do the enticing. Thats great that some people wont find it a turn on (and for obvious reasons shouldnt), but the director needs to be responsible and either A) just skip or slightly redo the nude scene, B) just get an actor or actress whos old enough. Body doubles wouldnt cut it for me with this, as its still the child that would be thought of in the end. I cant tell you how many losers ive heard of watching a movie to catch a brief glimpse of nudity, like.. isnt that the kind of thing 12 year old boys do? Either way, wouldnt it be easier to just get the right age person rather than having to get awkward with the parents with a question like that? Who are these people that are fighting so hard to have kids naked in movies? Lets face it, most nude scenes in movies are pointless and put in basically to attract the same type losers described above. Sex and being naked is normal yet when its made into a big deal by movies etc, it gives people the idea subconsciously that it isnt. Movies have been blurring the line between sex and exploitation, sex and violence etc for so long now, and people wonder why theres so many whackjob pedos, and serial killers over in the west. im not saying films are the cause or anything, but they do constitute a large part of how people make decisions, and what society deems normal or not. Tv is not different obviously. Its no coincidence that people without tvs are more independant thinking and have better attention spans. Its no coincidence the west has more serial killers than places that dont have movies portaying the serial killer as a main character that is loved by the audience.
shareIt would hardly be the first time. You see since films of this nature are considered an art form(And not pornographic entertainment), underage girls are allowed to be naked on film with their parents written consent. Similarly it is not illegal for underage children to be part of nudist activities(Meaning as long as it is not sexual). People have already noted Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby at 12, Knightley in The Hole at 15, and Birch in American Beauty at 17. However it is very rarely ever done in a situation that is as sexual as the scene in the truck is, as Carol does have her breasts out in that scene and they are clearly about to have sex. Definitely a rarity to have under age nudity in a very sexual setting. However her frontal in the shower is not unique for an underage actress to mainstream cinema at all. I believe the first full frontal nudity of an underage mainstream actress was Nastassja Kinski in To The Devil A Daughter, which was filmed when she was only 14. Truthfully though I really wonder about this one, as Carol looks nothing like 16 in this film and perhaps has long kept a lie about her age publicly. There are some pretty famous stories about actresses lying about their true age in order to be more desirable to casting agents over a longer period of time and get more roles/work. Personally I'd say she wasn't 16 in this film, but obviously, I'm just guessing. To me she looks like she's in her early 20's.
kellycastlebridge is not completely correct about the laws for underage nudity, but this poster is fairly close to the truth anyway. Many of the posters in this section are wrong, for instance underage nudity has been more common since the 90's, it was not more accepted in the 80's(No difference really but more common after the 80's). Also, Shields only shows breasts and butt in Pretty Baby and her leg is folded over another leg while she is lying down, so there is no full frontal, just some upper pelvic region showing.
Maybe you haven't noticed things like this, but I can even recall one film in which we see full frontal nudity from a female baby,(Tim Roth's The War Zone). It's really not all that uncommon to see underage nudity in mainstream films these days, especially in European films.
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She was 15 in her 1985 debut film School Spirit and lied about her age to get cast since it was her first role. She probably did the same here.
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