Review of Little Darlings (1980) by Allan C — 30 Jan 2016
The cutsie title refers to two 15 year olds form opposite sides of the track, Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol, going to camp and then engaging in a bet to see who can be first to lose their virginity.
While the premise sounds like your typical 80s sex comedy, this film really was trying to have a heart and treat the situation with real emotions and in a non-exploitative manner. The film is also unique in that most similarly themed sex comedies revolve around teen boys trying to lose their virginity.
However, the comedy in the film wasn't all that funny and the I found most all of the characters, both the kids and the adults, irritating. Armand Assante plays one of the camp counselors and Matt Dillion plays one of the hunky campers.
The film also features Cynthia Nixon in her film debut, which was interesting because I think I've only ever seen her as an adult actress, as opposed to McNichol and O'Neal who I first knew as child actors.
Despite it's faults, it is a watchable and mildly entertaining film.
This review of Little Darlings (1980) was written by Allan C on 30 Jan 2016.
Little Darlings has generally received mixed reviews.
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