The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
Overview
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.2895 |
Directed By
Sam O'Steen
Crew
Lynn Loring
Sam O'Steen
David Moessinger
Douglas S. Cramer
Norman Rockett
Nolan Miller
Aaron Spelling
Billy Goldenberg
Paul Sylos
Michael D. Margulies
Barbara Dies
Steven Levenkron
Larry Warwick
TOP CAST
Charles Durning
Frank Powell
Eva Marie Saint
Joanne Powell
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Casey Powell
Melanie Mayron
Carol Link
Lisa Pelikan
Gail Powell
Viveca Lindfors
Madame Seurat
David Spielberg
Dr. Garrett
Jason Miller
Clay Orlovsky
Richard Venture
Dr. Neil Holzer
Lenora May
Julie
Laurence Lau
Mark
Michael Dudikoff
Chuck
Stephanie Cannon
Mary
Ally Sheedy
1st Girl
Andrea Pope
Michelle, the Cheerleader
Richard Milholland
Dr. Norman
Jonathan Estrin
Dr. Shuster
Lang Yun
Nurse Prine
Pat Corley
Store Manager
Enid Kent
1st Nurse
Gwen Van Dam
O.R. Nurse
Ruth Silveira
2nd Nurse
Marilyn Coleman
Emergency Room Nurse
Paul Laurence
Respiratory Therapist
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