Linda blair proving herself, once again, a fine actress. Chris is a 14 year old runaway that has been placed in the care of the state. The movie deals with the physical, psychological and sexual abuse of a teenage girl, and included graphic content. Born innocent dvd for sale 1974 linda blair tv movie dvd synopsis and information. Born innocent film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. As you know,her most famous role is the one of regan theresa macneil in the exorcist and exorcist iithe heretic1977. Born innocent 1974 usa tv movie 98 minutes runtime supplied on new dvdr disc only a copy plain disc, white printable surface no image no dvd case no insert artwork disc will play in ukeuro region 2 and australasian region 4 dvd players only please read if in the usa canada. Highly publicized and incredibly controversial due to its graphic content, born innocent was the highestrated television movie to air in the united states in 1974. Four days after the the september 10, 1974 nbc broadcast of born innocent nine year old olivia niemi and her female minor companion were raped with. Linda blair is pretty believable in this role as a young daughter who is sent by her neurotic parents to a correction center for girls. Born innocent redd kross album, the debut album by red cross released in 1982. Watch born innocent 1974 full movie online m4ufree. Highly publicized and controversial, born innocent was the highestrated television movie to air in the united states in 1974. Born innocent sparked a torrent of controversy when it was released as an nbc world premier movie way back in 1974.
Born innocent 1974 the victim of an abusive father and an indifferent mother, chris parker linda blair runs away from home repeatedly until her parents give up on her. After her latest attempt at escape, she becomes a ward of the. Born innocent tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And on a september saturday in 1974, a tv movie called born innocent came to air on nbc, with a fourminute scene depicting a teenage girl gangraped in a reformschool shower. Christine chris parker blair is fourteen and has been arrested so many times that shes ended up in reform school. Born innocent is a 1974 american madefortelevision drama film which was first aired under the nbc world premiere movie umbrella on september. Chris parker played by linda blair is only 14 years old and she is already learning about the terrible realities of life for a runaway teenage girl in a harsh state run adolescent home. Linda blair is pretty believable in this role as a young daughter who is sent by. Born innocent 1974 changes the movie database tmdb. How a shower scene changed television history guest blog.
Born innocent 1974 linda blair gets raped in juvie 70s. Hello, you can upload in the subtitles in english of this movie or in another language, thanks in advance. The reason born innocent remains effective is because it manages to criticize the juvenile reform system and the parents who send their children there without ever lapsing into preachiness or onesided judgments. Only one honest social worker shows interest in helping her. Born innocent is a 1974 american madefortelevision drama film which was first aired under the nbc world premiere movie umbrella on september 10, 1974. Navy and having read the paperback, the exorcist and seeing the movies, one of my favorite actresses included linda blair who is the star of born innocent. The interest while watching this movie is constant. Born innocent 1974 lesbian rape on tv watch online. There are no villains in this film, just mistreated and misguided souls.
Born innocent 1974 a constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. The film is produced under the banner of tomorrow entertainment. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above. As i pointed out there, the two stories have some surface likenesses in their plots. Young girl runs away from her abusive family only to end up in a juvenile detention center for girls where shes raped and brutalized by her sadistic peers. In born innocent, shes quite natural and shes much better than many other actresses the age she had then, while doing it. Born innocent was a television movie which was first aired under the nbc world premiere movie umbrella on september 10, 1974. Born innocent the proclaimers album, the fifth album by the proclaimers released in 2003.
The film is starred by linda blair in the lead role and richard jaeckel, nora heflin, kim hunter, janit baldwin, sandra ego, mitch vogel, joanna miles, allyn ann mclerie, mary murphy, tina andrews and others in some. The movie deals with the physical, psychological and sexual abuse of a teenage girl, and. This movie may be available for download click here to try views. Born innocent is a 1974 english film stars linda blair, donald wrye, gerald di pego, bruce cohn curtis, rick rosenberg, fred karlin, joanna miles, kim hunter, richard jaeckel, allyn ann mclerie, mary murphy, janit baldwin, sandra ego, david m. With linda blair, joanna miles, allyn ann mclerie, mary murphy. Born innocent is a 1974 american television movie which was first aired under the nbc world premiere movie umbrella on september 10, 1974. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. Overview of born innocent, 1974, directed by donald wrye, with linda blair, mary murphy, tina andrews, at turner classic movies. Staring sandra ego, richard jaeckal, nora heflin and mitch vogel. I had never seen this made for tv movie before and wonder who may have actually seen it then.
But then she acted in some other movies as born innocent1974,sweet hostage1975,she also appeared in airport 1975. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances. Tame by todays standards, it was the highest rated television. Born innocent 1974 cast and crew the victim of an abusive father and an indifferent mother, chris parker linda blair runs away from home repeatedly until her parents give up on her. Reform school girl 1994, something about amelia 1984, short eyes 1977, bastard out of carolina 1996, the wall 1983. Find release information for born innocent 1974 donald wrye on allmovie. Watch born innocent 1974 full movie online free on. Ultimately, both are about teenage girls who are left to fend for themselves in a wicked world because their parents are no damn good. Walsh, gerald di pego, creighton brown burnham, robert w. In my criminal element appreciation of orrie hitts 1960 noir novel wayward girl, i compared the book to the 1974 madefortv movie born innocent. All the actors do a wonderful job playing their individual characters range of depth. Born innocent 1974 linda blair, joanna miles, allyn ann. Tmdb filmanic is using the movie database api tmdb for certain functions, but is in no way supported or certified by tmdb. Born innocent 1974 is an american drama film directed by donald wrye in 1974.
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