Pretty Baby
1978/04/05 (US) | Drama
The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.
Louis Malle
Director
Polly Platt
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Brooke Shields
Violet
Keith Carradine
Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
Hattie
Frances Faye
Nell
Antonio Fargas
Professor
Matthew Anton
Red Top
Diana Scarwid
Frieda
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 5,786,368
Status
Released
Production Company
- Paramount Pictures
Crews
Louis Malle
Story
Polly Platt
Story
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Production Manager
Gary Chason
Casting Director
Tony Wade
Unit Production Manager
Suzanne Fenn
Editor