Directed by Sam O'Steen
Produced by Lynn Loring
Written by David Moessinger
Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh
Distributed by ABC
Release date(s) May 11, 1981
Running time 100 min.
Language English
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 1978 novel of the same name Steven Levenkron.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Plot

17-year-old Casey Powell is a shy and insecure teenager, whose friends are caught up with dieting to become better in ballet. Her parents, Frank and Joanne, give all their attention to her 19-year-old sister Gail, who just found out she is pregnant by somebody she has no interest in marrying. Frank is infuriated with and Joanne is worried about Gail, so they forget to spend time with Casey. They think of her as the good girl who doesn't cause any trouble. Feeling ignored, Casey starts wanting to look like the girls on the covers of magazines and begins working out and dieting as well.
One day, Casey's friends convince her to join a ballet lesson. Casey is noticed by the teacher, Madame Seurat, who tells her she could be very good if she loses a few pounds. It doesn't take long before Casey becomes a starving anorexic who occasionally purges. She is surprised when her parents don't take her desire of professional dancing seriously, but doesn't give up her dream. Over the next two months, Casey becomes obsessed with dieting and improving in ballet. This causes her school work to deteriorate, which brings attention from her parents.
When her sister really sees how thin Casey is, she warns her parents. Casey is sent to a doctor who orders her to start eating normally again, threatening to send her to a hospital if she doesn't. Despite the pressure, Casey is afraid to gain weight and continues her eating disorder secretly. When her parents discover diet pills, Frank forces her to eat in his presence, but she refuses to do so. After her parents take the pills from her, Casey steals a package at the pharmacy the next day. However, she is caught and is arrested. After her parents bail her out, she collapses and is taken to the hospital. She tries to run away, but collapses yet again and is taken back.
In the hospital, she befriends fellow patient Carol Link. Carol is also suffering from anorexia and bulimia and gives Casey advice about how to get kicked out of the hospital and also teaches her tricks to mislead the doctors. At one moment, Carol overdoses on pills and Casey witnesses her dying. Crushed and devastated, she runs away, but collapses for the third time. When she becomes conscious again, she is angry that she is in the hospital again. She tells her doctor, Clay Orlovsky, that she is afraid to die as well, but he assures her that is not going to happen.
When Casey improves, she is finally allowed to see her family again. Dr. Orlovsky analyzes their meeting. He tells the family that he thinks Casey has developed an eating disorder, because it seems to be the only way for her to get attention. After a while, Casey finally recovers and is released from the hospital. She doesn't want to leave, however, and feels safer with Dr. Orlovsky. In the final scene, she eats ice cream without disliking it.
[edit]Cast

(in credits order)
Charles Durning as Frank Powell
Eva Marie Saint as Joanne Powell
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Casey Powell
Melanie Mayron as Carol Link
Lisa Pelikan as Gail Powell
Viveca Lindfors as Madame Seurat
David Spielberg as Dr. Garett
Jason Miller as Clay Orlovsky
Richard Venture as Dr. Neil Holzer
Lenora May as Julie[2]
Laurence Lau as Mark[2]
Michael Dudikoff as Chuck
Stephanie Cannon as Mary
Ally Sheedy as First Girl
Andrea Pope as Michelle
Richard Milholland as Dr. Norman[2]
Jonathan Estrin as Dr. Shuster[2]
Lang Yun as Nurse Prine[2]
Pat Corley as Store Manager[2]
Enid Kent as First Nurse[2]
Gwen Van Dam as Nurse[2]
Ruth Silveira as Second Nurse[2]
Marilyn Coleman as Emergency Nurse[2]
Paul Laurence as Respiratory Therapist
Helen Hunt as a friend of Casey
Jessica Lange
[edit]Production

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