The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

70% User Rating

1h 31min

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

Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town.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.

Nicolas GessnerDirector

Cast

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Jodie Foster

Rynn Jacobs

Martin Sheen

Frank Hallet

Alexis Smith

Mrs. Cora Hallet

Mort Shuman

Officer Ron Miglioriti

Scott Jacoby

Mario Podesta

Dorothy Davis

Town Hall Clerk

Clesson Goodhue

Bank Manager

Hubert Noël

Bank Clerk

Jacques Famery

Bank Clerk

Mary Morter

Teller

Julie Wildman

Teller

Gib Rotherham

Locksmith

Zev Braun

Bank client

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Dave

Rating 90%

February 8, 2017

Early and controversial Jodie Foster vehicle that has her playing the titular “Little Girl” trying her best to survive in the (somewhat) fictional town of Wells Harbor, Maine. Wise beyond her years, Rynn’s plan can best be described as sounded-good-idea-on-paper, but quickly unravels when she found in the crosshairs of a local pervert, his nosy mother, a town policeman and his nephew (a polio ridden magician). The Halloween into Thanksgiving New England time frame enhances the seaside’s funereal atmosphere with a classical score and sharp, interesting dialog. A must for fans of ’70’s chillers and fans of unconventional suspense.