Line #13 Trivia/PrettyBaby


1	* BannedInChina: Nowhere in particular but certain cinemas refused to show the movie.
2	* CreatorBreakdown: As it was her first lead role in a feature film, Creator/BrookeShields broke down crying when it was over and everyone had to say goodbye.
3	* DarkHorseCasting: Brooke Shields had virtually no training when she was cast as Violet, and later says that her "unpolished" performance worked for the character.
4	* DawsonCasting: Infamously [[AvertedTrope averted]]; Creator/BrookeShields was actually 12 years old herself when cast as Violet. Effects of this trope were felt in the auditions - as Creator/DebraWinger in particular auditioned for the role and was turned down because she was ''twenty one''.
5	* EnforcedMethodActing:
6	** Susan Sarandon actually did slap Brooke Shields when Hattie leaves Violet. According to the latter, she told Louis Malle that she would be unable to convincingly fake it, and the director then told her to be "defiant" whenever she was slapped.
7	** Creator/BrookeShields was having trouble kissing Creator/KeithCarradine, as she'd never kissed anyone before. He took her aside and told her that a movie kiss "didn't count", which made her feel much better.
8	* HostilityOnTheSet: Screenwriter Polly Platt described Teri Shields as "obstreprous", annoying the cast by doing things such as drunk driving with her daughter in the car and getting into fights with police during filming.
9	* ReferencedBy:
10	** ''Literature/MyDarkVanessa'': In college, the only movies Vanessa owns are ones that feature an AgeGapRomance, including ''Pretty Baby''.
11	** ''Series/{{Treme}}'': In "I'll Fly Away", the first season finale, Davis takes Jennette to a bar the night before she's set to move to New York City, and mentions it's the same place where ''Pretty Baby'' was shot.
12	* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/SusanSarandon and Louis Malle dated for a while.
13	* StarMakingRole: For Creator/BrookeShields, who had only done the film ''Film/AliceSweetAlice'', and became a famous model and child star shortly afterwards.
14	* TypeCasting: Defied. Susan Sarandon turned down a lot of prostitute roles after this.
15	* UnbuiltCastingType: Brooke Shields would find herself playing a lot of roles where she experienced a sexual awakening, dealing with teenage sexuality, and usually losing her virginity. This role is in fact an examination of her TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour from being born in a brothel, and ends with [[spoiler: her attempting to have a normal childhood]].
16	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
17	** Creator/RobertRedford was the original choice for Bellocq and Creator/JackNicholson was the second choice, but both of them passed on it. Other candidates were Creator/AlbertBrooks, Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Creator/AlPacino, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/RobReiner, Creator/ChristopherReeve[[note]] He was busy with ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''[[/note]], Creator/BurtReynolds, Creator/SylvesterStallone[[note]] He was busy with ''Film/{{FIST}}''[[/note]], Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/{{Grease}}''[[/note]] and Creator/ChristopherWalken. Spaghetti Western star [[Film/{{Sartana}} Gianni Garko]] claimed he was offered the part, but turned it down.
18	** Creator/JodieFoster was offered the role of Violet, but turned it down partly because she was already committed to ''Film/{{Candleshoe}}'' and also because she didn't want to get typecast playing [[Film/TaxiDriver underage prostitutes]] - Louis Malle also wanted a younger actress for the role. Numerous other child actors of the day considered the role but were refused by their parents. Other candidates were Creator/RosannaArquette, Creator/LindaBlair, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/BoDerek, Creator/LauraDern, Creator/CarrieFisher, Creator/BridgetFonda, Creator/MelanieGriffith, Creator/MarielHemingway, Creator/AmyIrving, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/KristyMcNichol, Creator/TatumONeal, Creator/SarahJessicaParker, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/AllySheedy, Creator/MegTilly and Creator/DebraWinger.
19	** Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/StockardChanning, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/GlennClose, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/FarrahFawcett, Creator/GoldieHawn[[note]]She turned it down in order to be in ''Film/FoulPlay''[[/note]] Creator/AnjelicaHuston, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/SylviaKristel, Creator/LizaMinnelli, Creator/CybillShepherd, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MerylStreep and Creator/SigourneyWeaver were all considered for Hattie.

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