Kristy, still a teen, smokes Marlboro reds throughout. Some other young lady also appears in a scene taking a drag.
"[McNichol] While on Bus next to Tatum. Good, decent nose exhale"
"In an early scene, 'Angel's' mom (Blye) scolds her for smoking, then dangles a lit cig, herself"
"[Errickson] smoking towards the end when she was on the way to tell her version of the 'contest'"
"[Kenin] paces nervously back and forth while giving advice. She holds, and manages an exhale or two. This is hard to see in TV fullframe; we need a letterboxed DVD of this film."
Other references to this movie:
Kristy McNichol - Proof - "She lights a cigarette", "smoked her first cigarette for her role in [Little Darlings (1980)], and she's been trying to quit ever since", US Magazine, Jun. 23, '81
Kristy McNichol - Picture - Little Darlings (1980), 23k
Kristy McNichol - Picture - Little Darlings (1980), 15k
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