Dakota, 12, to star in 'disturbing paedophile film'

[Calpernia]

Brooke Shields was in Bob the Butlers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216584/

[jdm]

"A little mean-spirited, no?"

Perhaps, but Dakota is growing up and becoming involved in "adult activities," seemingly at any cost (regardless of whether or not the end objective is "art"). I have no problem with her other films. But this new direction of hers, though admittedly perhaps but a one-film departure from the norm, is shocking, to say the least.

[eleni121]

And Jodi Foster did the same thing in Taxi Driver.

[AppyPappy]

Her sister did the scenes for her

[rennatdm]

If Libs were to go unchecked, all children would be in some sort of "Gone Wild" video.

[durasell]

You can kinda see what happened. She's been in a bunch of these big high budget movies as a kid. Somebody said she needed a role to show off her acting chops and get "street cred" in an indepdent film. This thing popped up -- which more or less shows you the level of independent films these days.

[Borges]

And 50 years ago in 'Baby Doll'.

[luckystarmom]

Most of her films have been okay. Whenever I've seen her on TV, she seems quite mature but nice. I've never seen her dress sleezy, but tastefully for her age.

I hope her parents don't make her grow up too fast.

[FreedomCalls]

The two child actresses most notorious for having a film like this in their youth (Foster and Brooke Shields) are as well adjusted and accomplished as any in Hollywood history.

Well, Foster turned into a lesbian and Shields has had a notorious bout with depression. Though I guess by Hollywood standards, they are OK. Better off than Anissa Jones or Judy Garland anyway.

[eleni121]

SOME of the more explicit scenes - yes.

[Borges]

Judy Garland was literally killed by the Studio System.

[durasell]

And this just in:

Hollywood Causes Postpartum Depression!

[eleni121]

sure...I hope were aren't starting a list.

When art/media enourage the sexualization of kids...then its society's freefall.

[daisyscarlett]

"....(Foster and Brooke Shields) are as well adjusted and accomplished as any in Hollywood history."

Depends on your meaning of well adjusted, I guess, as Jodie is sharing her life with another woman, raising two kids conceived by an unknown sperm donar.

Brooke does appear to be doing great, however.

[GOPJ]

That's one more trip to the movies than I've made this year. Haven't been to the video store either.

You're doing great. It's been hard for me to give up movies - but it does gets easier with time...

[durasell]

...and that kid who played the piano in the Fame movie is writing jingles and soundtracks.

...and that other kid, from the Willy Wonka movie is a vet someplace...

Horrors, horrors!

[CharlieOK1]

there was a movie about a decade ago called "Kids". The opening scene was two pre-teens having sex. I guess the way they got around the law was the girl had her breasts covered (barely)

[durasell]

Larry Clark movie. Far, far from mainstream Hollywood...

[Borges]

'Kids' was in the spirit of 'Scared Straight' films they used to show in middle school.

[Borges]

Again I disagree that merely creating a work of art about a subject encourages it.