The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977)

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

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It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Given this movie is from 1976 then it is still a movie that can be watched today. Why? Well, because it does have a story with solid contents, although it was unfathomably slow paced.What works out for "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" was the acting. A young Jodie Foster really carried the movie phenomenally, and she held her own against screen mammoth Martin Sheen. And speaking of Martin Sheen, then he really pulled off that sly, perverted role he was portraying, and this has to be the most sleazy role I have ever seen him in.While the story is slow paced, it was also rather predictable. You know what is going on right from the beginning, or at least it takes very little to figure it out.Just to quickly summarize the story, then it is about a 13 year old girl living in a big house, allegedly with her father, although no one has ever seen him. As the locals start to come snooping around, the girl attempts to shun them off by driving them away.If you enjoy a movie that is driven by a well-written, albeit slow paced, story, and if you enjoy a good old Classic, then "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" might be worth spending an hour and a half on.

(Credit to acidxian)Rynn Jacobs is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives in a secluded house that she and her father have rented in a quiet seaside community. But whenever anybody from the town tries to satisfy their curiosity, Rynn's father is never around, and it seems as if the girl is all alone. Rynn's resourcefulness is put to the test as several people try to find out what she might be hiding, including the snobby landlady and her sleazy son. This was a very intriguing film. It slowly creeps up on you and manages to get under your skin. It's a great psychological thriller with many great surprises. You know something isn't right with Rynn, but Jodie Foster manages to make you care about her plight anyways. Despite that she had obvious problems, I still empathized with her. That's talent! Martin Sheen is excellent as the scumbag. I hated him for who he was. He creeped me out on several occasions with his inappropriate behavior. Scott Jacoby is entertaining as the friend Mario. I wouldn't call this a "true" horror film. It's a great movie nonetheless. It's a true gem.8/10

I watched this for the first time recently. I must admit i'd never heard of it but it looked like an interesting film so i gave it a go. It stars a very young Jodie Foster who even at a very young age you could tell was destined for much bigger things. This is a very difficult role for a child to play but she is outstanding in this film with a maturity far beyond her years. Good support is given by Martin Sheen as the local neighbourhood paedophile and Mort Shuman as the kindly cop. I found this a very strange and slightly surreal film in a lot of ways but never less than intriguing. It's quite a creepy little thriller as you try and guess what the girl is hiding in the cellar. It does contain a truly horrendous musical score that wouldn't have been out of place in a seedy 1970's porn film. There are also some controversial scenes that might upset and offend some people. Overall this is a very good film and well worth watching for Jodie Fosters startling performance alone.

If anyone has seen "The Bad Seed", well this movie right here makes it looks like a kids' movie. It's a bit of a horror/romance/thriller movie that has plenty to entice. Jodie Foster does a magnificently well playing Rynn Jacobs, a girl from England who lives in a very big house with her father. Who, is not present at this time. Nosy neighbors, (Martin Sheen and Alexis Smith) wonders where is Rynn's father. Another person who is a policeman (Mort Shuman), who is rather curious as well checks on Rynn. He doesn't trust the Hallets. When Mrs. Hallet dropped by to get the jelly jars from Rynn, she demands to speak with the father. So when she goes into the cellar to get the rubber seals, she screams in terror, only to get herself killed by the heavy door. Later, she meets Mario(Scott Jacoby), who happens to be the policeman's nephew. At first, they have a small rift, but when he gets rid of Frank Hallet (Sheen) for killing Rynn's hamster, they ended up liking each other. Other than Frank's mother, Rynn's mother is in the cellar. Turns out that Rynn has poisoned her mother because she has been very abusive towards her. And her father carried himself off at the beach after he bought it for her. This girl may have been a minor, but she's adult enough to handle the world on her own. Eerily as it speaks, this movie was awesome. A little more hardcore for Foster than in "Taxi Driver", a thriller with attitude! 4 out of 5 stars!