| Little Darlings | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ronald F. Maxwell |
| Screenplay by | Kimi Peck Dalene Young |
| Story by | Kimi Peck |
| Produced by | Stephen J. Friedman |
| Starring | Tatum O'Neal Kristy McNichol Armand Assante Matt Dillon Maggie Blye Nicolas Coster Marianne Gordon |
| Cinematography | Beda Batka |
| Edited by | Pembroke J. Herring |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $34,326,249[2] |
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.[3] 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."[4]
- ^ Moreland, Pamela (July 12, 1981). "Loser at Box-Office, Often Lucrative on the Box: Pay TV, Videodiscs and In-Flight Film Deals Leading Investors to the Movies". Los Angeles Times. p. g1.
- ^ "Little Darlings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Little Darlings (1980)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (March 25, 1980). "Little Darlings". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.