The Best Little Girl in the World
Brief Synopsis
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The story of a teenager suffering the disorder anorexia nervosa -- the deliberate starving either by excessive dieting or self-induced vomiting -- in the case of this plot, by her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures. Jennifer Jason Leigh, daughter of actor Vic Morrow
Cast & Crew
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Sam O'steen
Director
Eva Marie Saint
Paul Laurence
Marilyn Coleman
David Spielberg
Jason Miller
Film Details
Also Known As
Best Little Girl in the World
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The story of a teenager suffering the disorder anorexia nervosa -- the deliberate starving either by excessive dieting or self-induced vomiting -- in the case of this plot, by her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures. Jennifer Jason Leigh, daughter of actor Vic Morrow, replaced the originally scheduled Jody Foster in the lead, with Charles Durning and Eva Marie Saint as her parents. (Performer Karen Carpenter's later death from this disorder put this particular film back in the news subsequently.) An Emmy Award nomination went to the film editor.
Director
Sam O'steen
Director
Cast
Eva Marie Saint
Paul Laurence
Marilyn Coleman
David Spielberg
Jason Miller
Stephanie Cannon
Lang Yun
Ally Sheedy
Enid Kent
Laurence Lau
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Gwen Van Dam
Ruth Silveira
Jonathan Estrin
Lisa Pelikan
Lenora May
Michael Dudikoff
Viveca Lindfors
Pat Corley
Andrea Pope
Melanie Mayron
Richard Venture
Richard Milholland
Charles Durning
Crew
Douglas S. Cramer
Executive Producer
Barbara Dies
Editor
Billy Goldenberg
Music
Dr. Arthur L Golding
Technical Advisor
Steven Levenkron
Technical Advisor
Steven Levenkron
Source Material (From Novel)
Lynn Loring
Producer
Michael Margulies
Director Of Photography
Michael S Mclean
Editor
Dr. Bruce Mclucas
Technical Advisor
David Moessinger
Writer
Rocky Moriana
Sound Editor
Michael O'corrigan
Sound Editor
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Paul Sylos
Art Director
E Duke Vincent
Supervising Producer
Larry Warwick
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Best Little Girl in the World
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 11, 1981
