Drama · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 36m

Sixteen

Sixteen poster
Director
Lawrence Dobkin
Cast
Mercedes McCambridge as Mother Ford Rainey as Father Simone Griffeth as Naomi John Lozier as Bruvver Buddy Foster as J.C. Beverly Powers as Carmelita
Crew
Vilis Lapenieks — Director of Photography Edward Mann — Editor Don Wilkins — Original Music Composer Jack K. Tillar — Original Music Composer Curtis Brown Taylor — Screenplay Jim Lowe — Story
Tagline

"Mercedes McCambridge is Ma Irtley. Threatened with salvation... Her daughter ravaged... Her son seduced... That's what $8,000 got the Irtleys!"

Synopsis

Hickspoiltation film from the early 1970s ostensibly starring Oscar nominee Mercedes McCambridge, but really more a film looking for an excuse to show off Simone Griffeth's beauty. She plays a daughter of a swamp family. The whole family goes to a carnival where she is seduced by an older male performer, while her teen brother is seduced by an older female performer.

Mood & Themes
carnivalrural areaincestloss of innocence
Key Collaborators
Lawrence Dobkin Director Vilis Lapenieks Director of Photography Edward Mann Editor Don Wilkins Original Music Composer Jack K. Tillar Original Music Composer Curtis Brown Taylor Screenplay Jim Lowe Story Curtis Brown Taylor Producer Harvey Bernhard Producer
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