13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
Acting
Foster's pre-Taxi Driver performance: ancient eyes in a child's face.
Writing
Adapts Laird Koenig's novel with disturbing moral ambiguity intact.
Director
Nicolas Gessner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Foster's mother notoriously restricted her roles; this was approved only because Rynn 'wins.'
The 1976 release coincided with renewed cultural anxiety about 'latchkey kids' and disappearing childhood innocence.
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