The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)

The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1981-05-11 United States of America 100 Min. PG-13
4.333 6 votes
TV Movie, Drama

Overview

Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.

Cast

Charles Durning is Frank Powell
Frank Powell
Eva Marie Saint is Joanne Powell
Joanne Powell
Jennifer Jason Leigh is Casey Powell
Casey Powell
Melanie Mayron is Carol Link
Carol Link
Lisa Pelikan is Gail Powell
Gail Powell
Viveca Lindfors is Madame Seurat
Madame Seurat
David Spielberg is Dr. Garrett
Dr. Garrett
Jason Miller is Clay Orlovsky
Clay Orlovsky
Richard Venture is Dr. Neil Holzer
Dr. Neil Holzer
Lenora May is Julie
Julie
Ally Sheedy is 1st Girl
1st Girl
Andrea Pope is Michelle, the Cheerleader
Michelle, the Cheerleader
Richard Milholland is Dr. Norman
Dr. Norman
Jonathan Estrin is Dr. Shuster
Dr. Shuster
Lang Yun is Nurse Prine
Nurse Prine
Pat Corley is Store Manager
Store Manager
Enid Kent is 1st Nurse
1st Nurse
Gwen Van Dam is O.R. Nurse
O.R. Nurse
Ruth Silveira is 2nd Nurse
2nd Nurse
Marilyn Coleman is Emergency Room Nurse
Emergency Room Nurse
Paul Laurence is Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Therapist