The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1977 "Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies."

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

7 | 1h31m | PG | en | Drama

Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. Whenever the prying landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she politely claims that he's in the city on business. But when the landlady's creepy and increasingly persistent son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with kindly neighbor boy Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

WATCH FREEFOR 30 DAYS

All Prime Video
Cancel anytime

Watch Now

7 | 1h31m | PG | en | Drama , Thriller , Mystery | More Info

Released: August. 10,1977 | Released Producted By: Braun Entertainment Group , Filmel Country: France Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

Stream Online

The movie is currently not available onine

Cast

Jodie Foster , Martin Sheen , Alexis Smith

Director

Robert Prévost

Producted By

Braun Entertainment Group , Filmel

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime.

Watch Now

Trailers & Images

Cast

Jodie Foster

as Rynn Jacobs

The Mauritanian Jodie F(r)oster Love, Antosha Hotel Artemis Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Elysium The Beaver Carnage Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

Martin Sheen

as Frank Hallet

12 Mighty Orphans Judas and the Black Messiah Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed Princess of the Row A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote The Devil Has a Name The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island American Dynasties: The Kennedys Come Sunday

Alexis Smith

as Mrs. Cora Hallet

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story The Age of Innocence Tough Guys Casey's Shadow The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Once Is Not Enough The Young Philadelphians The Eternal Sea The Sleeping Tiger

Reviews

rodrig58 Jodie Foster in the same year with "Taxi Driver" (1976) but her role is weaker because the script is the same. Martin Sheen is good in the role. A very pleasant surprise is the presence as an actor of Mort Shuman, who I adore as a musician (how many know that he wrote together with Doc Pomus "Save the Last Dance for Me", a very popular song first recorded in 1960 by The Drifters, with Ben E. King on lead vocals, and then by Elvis Presley?) Mort Shuman(November 12, 1936 – November 2, 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Allo Papa Tango Charlie", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Eté de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became huge hits in France. I'm writing about him because, about the film I can't say anything that is a total bullshit, unfortunately. The story is exaggerated and incredible. Just a ridiculous waste of time.

PetalsAndThorns Stilted, unnatural acting, something of an amateur community theatre calibre.A tedious and unbelievable tale, any hint of mystery and macabre is quickly squashed by boredom and ill-chosen "tell me" rather than "show me" elements in a script that moves along with all the grace and speed of a flat tire.Crap acting, lazy direction, obnoxious score, lacklustre lighting, poorly constructed story, badly written script ( with an unnecessarily disturbing implication of animal torture and murder, to which the characters don't have any emotional reaction whatsoever) round out this pitiful disappointment into one of the worst movies I've ever sat through. How this ever managed to have a 7-star rating on IMDb is beyond me.This horrendous flop of a film would better serve as kindling. Don't waste your time.(The only thing that kept me from shutting it off, 30 minutes in, is a personal goal to see all of Foster's films... no cheats. So far, this is the only one that has been painfully bad.)

BA_Harrison 13-year old Rynn (Jodie Foster) supposedly shares a rented property with her poet father, but when curious locals request to meet the man of the household, they are quickly rebuffed, causing them to suspect that the girl is actually living alone. The idea of a pretty teenage girl on her lonesome proves way too tempting for local pervert Frank Hallet (Martin Sheen), who seizes the opportunity to make a move, but resourceful Rynn isn't quite as defenceless as she might seem.Jodie Foster's confident central performance in The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is absolutely mesmerising, the young star displaying all the signs of a future Oscar winner; Foster is ably supported by Martin Sheen as cold-hearted child-molester (and hamster killer) Frank, and Alexis Smith as Frank's nosey mother, whose curiosity leads to a sticky end in the cellar. A chilling character study, a tender romance, a macabre drama, a subtle horror: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is all these and more.Only an unbelievably silly scene in which Rynn's friend Mario (Scott Jacoby) dons a rubber mask and pretends to be her father in order to fool his suspicious uncle (Mort Shuman) mars what is otherwise a very effective and surprisingly provocative little thriller.

stormwings The first 'JodieFosterFilm' and the last I saw, and it was no surprise to hear that voice, so very different as heard in "Taxi Driver", so near to Erica Bain or Meredith Black.The person - the vehicle or the source of the human dignity? Or both? Or none of this? Two young humans playing with this fundamental issue, well guided by a modest director or producer. This girl always slips out of her person and even when she is forced to get back into it she shows that this is not the way to live a human life. A whole movie to see what was signified in Taxi Driver, when she sprinkled white sugar on her jelly toast.Tallulah, Iris, Rynn - played in one year or a little more. Oh yes, it's a difference if you're watching or if you're playing. And it's a difference if you're only playing or if you're able to become more and more aware about your feelings and thoughts as yourself and as in the role you're playing at he same time.It seems to me that the whole crew leaves the room for the two young actors, who get into it and use it very careful. Like they did a hundred times before...