Wow, this one really takes me back. Thank you, cabraass! I will watch this again.
Checking out IMDB shows me that I actually know some of the young girl actresses. Here is some trivia that may be of interest.
Carla Gugino, who played "Chica", turned 16 during the production, so she was much older and quite a bit taller than the other girls. You can often see tricks being employed to mask the height difference. She's in the back row and slouching during the dance numbers. In the scene where they're sitting on the floor in the living room for their troop meeting, the girls around her are sitting up on pillows.
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In order to improve her chances of getting her part, Carla Gugino lied about her age, claiming to be 14 when she was actually 16. After 3 weeks into the shoot she divulged her real age to the director, by which time it was already too late to replace her.
Let us assume for argument's sake that the information at IMDB is correct.
Carla Gugino was born August 29, 1971. So she turned 16 on August 29, 1987 either during production or immediately before. The movie was released 24 March 1989, which is 19 months later when she was 17½ years old.
So she lied about her age (16) to make herself seem younger (14), the truth did eventually come out, AND there was apparently a delay from filming start to release date when she was even older (17 going on 18). ALL of these are points that various FLM members have made in an
ongoing discussion in another thread recently. Guys, you are ALL correct in your arguments! I found it interesting that this one film supports most everything you say.
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