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Original release. Network. ABC. Release. May 11, 1981. ( 1981-05-11) The Best Little Girl in the World is a 1981 television film directed by Sam O'Steen and executive produced by Aaron Spelling. The film is based upon the 1979 novel of the same name written by Steven Levenkron. [citation needed]
- David Moessinger
- Aaron Spelling Productions
May 11, 1981 · The Best Little Girl in the World: Directed by Sam O'Steen. With Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Melanie Mayron. A young girl develops an eating disorder, alternately starving herself or throwing up food.
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- Drama
- Sam O'Steen
- 1981-05-11
OCLC. 29362812. The Best Little Girl in the World is a 1979 American young adult coming of age novel by Steven Levenkron, telling the story of Kessa, a fictional teenager who suffers from an eating disorder. [1] The book was originally published by Warner Books in 1979. It was adapted into a 1981 ABC TV film by the same name, and it won the ...
- United States
- Steven Levenkron
- English, French
Mar 21, 2023 · 1981's 'The Best Little Girl in the World' was the 1st-ever TV movie about anorexia. Experts grapple with its legacy today. The protagonist, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, "gets a lot of ...
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Jan 1, 1978 · Steven Levenkron. 3.68. 5,427 ratings187 reviews. I am Kessa! My parents call me Francesca, and sometimes I answer. But the Francesca who was me is disappearing. The Dietrichs' good little girl is dropping away with every bit of fat. Kessa doesn't have to eat--eating is messy, not clean. I'll just move the food around on my plate, and they'll ...
Brief Synopsis. The story of a teenager suffering the disorder anorexia nervosa -- the deliberate starving either by excessive dieting or self-induced vomiting -- in the case of this plot, by her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures. Jennifer Jason Leigh, daughter of actor Vic Morrow.