Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Brief Synopsis
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Movie based on Joan Ryan's book of the same title about a mother's experiences with the U.S. gymnastics establishment while her daughter was undergoing amateur training and competition. Depicts the compromising position in which some young athletes unwittingly find themselves in the name of competit
Cast & Crew
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Christopher Leitch
Director
Swoosie Kurtz
Allison Bryant
Courtney Peldon
Katie Bryant
Philip Casnoff
Greg Radkin
Linda Hart
Betty Parker
Jim Metzler
David Klein
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Pictures; Larson Sound Center; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Movie based on Joan Ryan's book of the same title about a mother's experiences with the U.S. gymnastics establishment while her daughter was undergoing amateur training and competition. Depicts the compromising position in which some young athletes unwittingly find themselves in the name of competition: abusive practice schedules, drug dependency, eating disorders and systemic humiliation by their coaches.
Director
Christopher Leitch
Director
Cast
Swoosie Kurtz
Allison Bryant
Courtney Peldon
Katie Bryant
Philip Casnoff
Greg Radkin
Linda Hart
Betty Parker
Jim Metzler
David Klein
John Ashton
Peter Bryant
Nike Doukas
Teri Hayes
Lily Knight
Tina Weston
Dee Fischer
Dana Parker
Jennifer Paternoster
Pamela Jackson
Tracy Nicole Kerestes
Stephanie Weston
Jennifer Mitschel
Sign Language Coach
Aimee Walker
Diana Klein
Jay Howarth
Tracy Dunne
Crew
Dale Alexander
Key Grip
John B Asman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Bellew
Assistant Director
Jay Benson
Producer
Marvin J Bernstein
Location Manager
Roger S Bojarski
Transportation Captain
Tim Braine
Executive Producer
Jeff Bricmont
Executive Producer
Dennis A Brown
Executive In Charge Of Production
Stephen Cain
Boom Operator
Andre Caporaso
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adam Christopher
Hair Stylist
Donna Cipriani
Production Accountant
Kathy Johnson Clarke
Technical Advisor
Yvonne Depatis-kupka
Makeup
Donald Elmblad
Set Decorator
Jeff Eden Fair
Music
Darren Frankel
Executive In Charge Of Production
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Natalie Hart
Casting
Roberta Haze
Costume Supervisor
Laurie Higgins Tobias
Music Editor
Miriam Holder Jacobs
Production Coordinator
Gary Huddleston
Camera Operator
Kurt Johnson
Gaffer
Kurt Johnson
Gaffer
Tony Kadell
Associate Editor
Jeri Kelley
Transportation Coordinator
Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Jason La Padura
Casting
Kristin Landholt
Casting Assistant
Rebecca Long
Script Supervisor
Brenda Maben
Costumes
Debra Mcguire
Costume Designer
Diana Meagher
Assistant
Martin Nicholson
Editor
Starr Parodi
Music
Jennifer Paternoster
Advisor
John Reiner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joan Ryan
Book As Source Material ("Little Girls In Pretty Boxes")
Laurie Shapiro
Assistant
Tom Shaw
Property Master
James L Shoppe
Production Designer
Bruce Franklin Singer
Screenwriter
Jay Smith
Assistant Director
Eric Van Haren Noman
Director Of Photography
Burt Weinstein
Sound Editor
James Westman
Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Pictures; Larson Sound Center; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 19, 1997
Began shooting October 28, 1996.
Completed shooting November 21, 1996.
