ComedyDrama

Little Darlings

- Don't let the title fool you.

Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.

Release Date : 1980-03-21

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ferris

Original Name : Tatum O'Neal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Kristy McNichol

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gary

Original Name : Armand Assante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy

Original Name : Matt Dillon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Bright

Original Name : Margaret Blye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Whitney

Original Name : Nicolas Coster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cinder

Original Name : Krista Errickson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dana

Original Name : Alexa Kenin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chubby

Original Name : Abby Bluestone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sunshine

Original Name : Cynthia Nixon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carrots

Original Name : Simone Schachter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Penelope

Original Name : Jenn Thompson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Diane

Original Name : Troas Hayes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Nichols

Original Name : Mary Betten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Whitney

Original Name : Marianne Gordon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl in T-Shirt

Original Name : Paige Conner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Edith Ivey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Husband

Original Name : J. Don Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Camper

Original Name : Olivia Maxwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dana's Mother

Original Name : Laura Whyte

Gender : Female

Character Name : Penelope's Mother

Original Name : Suzanne Hlavacek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Walker

Original Name : Scott MacLellan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Walker

Original Name : Martha Wollbrinck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Lido (Bus Driver)

Original Name : Bill Gribble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Kathy Larson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Visiting Brother

Original Name : Jonathan Maxwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cinder's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Darrell Key

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Tammy Lynn Leppert

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***A fun romp about girls wanting to lose their virginity… or something deeper?*** At summer camp in the eastern USA, two girls (Kristy McNichol and Tatum O’Neal) have a contest regarding who will lose their virginity first. Angel (McNichol) sets her eyes on a cool kid (Matt Dillon) at the boys’ camp across the lake while Ferris (O’Neal) pursues an older camp counselor (Armand Assante). 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