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Actors: Linda Blair, Joanna Miles, Kim Hunter
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Born Innocent |
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Linda Blair plays Chris, a troubled teenage runaway who is abused by her parents. She's forced to go to a home for girls. She is also abused here--in one scene the girls rape her in the shower. Chris eventually toughens up and adjusts to life here. In the end, despite a caring guidance counselor giving Chris the opportunity to leave, Chris decides that this is her home, whether she likes it or not.
--Karen Choy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Born Innocent |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- being abused by parent(s)
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- first sexual experience
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Any profanity?
- None
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