Wanda Nevada

Brooke's role has similarities with that in Pretty Baby. Now an early teen, her acting is a little better, and in fact better than the standards of this remarkably yet unintentionally silly movie.

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Starring:  Brooke Shields  (13 years)
Actress Score: 
3.1 / 5
(3.1)
Movie Score: 
1.0 / 5
(1.0)
Screen Time:  large
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Brooke strongly connects this movie and Pretty Baby. Both open with a frontal shot of Brooke's face. In this case her character, a 13-year-old orphan named Wanda Nevada, is putting on makeup in front of a mirror, complete with rather grown-up lipstick. Uppity and adventurous, she goes to the off-limits back room where a game of poker is in taking place, hoping to get some attention from one of the players whom she calls her lover. However the love seems short-lived as he bets her against 50 dollars in the game, and loses. The winner, whose intentions for her are obvious from the way he watched Wanda and practically licked his lips while considering the offer, takes her prospecting with him.
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The majority film is an odd mixture of a western, drama, and, in opinion of many, comedy. The comedy part could be unintentional, as this movie is truly poor in all respects. Perhaps it's the exceptional failure at credibility that makes the movie somewhat memorable. Brooke's acting is a little better than in Pretty Baby, she has energy and the looks, and her role as an early teen trying to pass as a much more mature woman has some charm.

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