The Best Little Girl In The World - Part 10

[@PaintbrushBristles]

I love how he treats her. I wish I had someone who showed that much compassion for me. It has nothing to do with sex. Just nice to have someone who will always love you.

[@AccordingToLo]

The relationship between her and her doctor in this movie is the best one displayed when compared to other movies

[@MyFreddy68]

The disease doesn't only happen to girls. I am the perfect example. I started starving myself, when I was seventeen. I had been stout for a long time, and was thrilled to finally be able to shed the pounds. It's true. Once you start, it's great that the weight comes off so quickly.

[@zakyum]

I love those orange & yellow chairs, its so 70's ... Bring that look back ;-)

[@DaniReneeMarquette]

😂❤😂❤😊 that is exactly what I was thinking exactly 💯

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

"DE-LICIOUS!!!!!" That just didn't sound right coming out his mouth like that!!! LOLOLOLOL!!! Great movie! Loved it!

[@sraphael]

I can't believe this film is thirty years old! Even though I'm a recovered anorexic after living with the illness for nine years, (and I'm only 20 now) I find humor in thinking the doctor should have had a group exorcism with Casey and her family, covering them in holy water yelling "The power of Christ compels you!" Gosh, that doctor was creepy at the end... But I loved the actor. RIP Jason Miller!

[@richardandjudybernard1097]

Songs To Aging Children Come , Joni Mitchell's beautiful poignant song , so perfect for this story ❣

[@Julienne4wonder]

My therapist when I was in treatment and I were like that. God I miss him

[@sumle85]

When my brother and I watched this movie he started to cry. I had never seen my brother cry before. He told me "If you wont eat to keep yourself alive for your own sake than do it for mine. I can't take loosing my baby sister. Please, I beg you eat!"

[@Jenniferiffic]

That song at the end sounds like something that should be playing during a dream sequence about an acid trip or something.

[@sou90]

you're doing a great job by not giving up i wish everybody can be that strong like you..good luck in your recovery :)

[@thebigloc1]

Thanks for uploading this it really shows the plight people go through with the illness.

[@serenitylopez]

It made me cry too.. I know exactly how she feels with that.

[@lonelyheroine]

Thanks a lot for posting this. I have been coming here and doing a search and luckily, today I found this little gem. Yes, the ending is a bit cheesy and I'm not totally convinced she would eat a whole bowl of ice cream right off the bat, but oh well. ;) Oh and I LOVE Joni Mitchell, so I have to say that I'm very fond of the theme song.

[@505Wizard]

Charles Durning is positively thin in this movie. Thanks for posting this, it was one of the first movies to deal with anorexia and the reality of it.

[@LiamForeman]

Thank you for posting this. I've wanted to see this for 30 years. I've had disordered eating for most of my life, due to pressures of dancing. Yes guys feel just as much insecurity when another guy comes in to the studio with zero body fat naturally and you are left thinking "Starve" as the only way to compete. Creepy ending, but at least an important topic was brought to light. Thank you again for posting this.

[@risscheer14]

wow. This is an AMAZING movie. It really motivated me! I haven't eaten anything today and I think I'm going to do alright for the rest of the week. I'm just like Carol sometimes I feel like. Just get everyone off your back and start again. But that's okay with me. I'm going to do great in life.

[@lisad7788]

Everyone is hypersensitive these days. I've been reading the comments below and am surprised that so many commenters think the therapist is creepy. I think he was great. This is an old movie and reflects the culture of those times. Maybe that's why people think it's such a weird ending. In the 70's my fourth grade teacher would take us out for ice cream after school, and nobody thought anything of it.

[@LittleLulu13903]

I think he was great as well. didn't realize that he played the priest on the EXORCIST

[@user-bj6ht4ks2v]

Exactly. I thought the theripist was so caring and like everyone should have a therapist like him. He seems like he actually wants to really help his patients. I know he is just an actor but you get what I mean

[@MrsDarcyofPemberley]

ROFL! the music is hilarious! creepy much when he said delicious?

[@hailqueensatan]

I actually thought this ending was sort of adorable, haha. And if you'll notice, she sort of let the ice cream touch her teeth! Obviously it doesn't mean she's "cured", but she took a big step.

[@AndiSchneider]

It fails to show the post ice cream panic attack and everyone who has ever been in treatment knows what I mean. One of the units I was on handed out anxiety meds before meals to numb us into submission. They would have given her a feeding tube before central line nutrition and it would have been immediate upon admittance if she were that sick.

[@sirenthere]

omg. the ice cream part just reminded me that we watched this in middle school...total deja vu memory jog

[@PerfectBallerina]

I know.. it's just.. wow. I'm just like her but then she just told her parents everything. If I ever.. wow. I couldn't even imagine.

[@ForeverOneAngel]

naw what a nice fella, takes someone special to not give up and keep going, trying to connect with people in that way.

[@DevilDogMuNky]

LMAO!! My teacher showed us this movie in class and he said every year the students say the same thing at the end wit the ice cream!!

[@starrbeatlesqueen]

Rest in Peace, Jason Miller (Dr. Clay Orlovsky). He passed away from a heart attack in 2001. If alive today, he'd be 71 years old.

[@2cruiz4vr]

Thank you gabbyjw for giving me a chance to watch this again. I haven't seen it since it originally aired. I didn't realize Melanie Maron & Ally Sheedy was in it too. Joni Mitchell's music sounds familiar. Even though wasn't able to see that part w/o sound was still excellent! Jennifer Jason Leigh is an excellent actress & although its not visible in this early work, I still really enjoyed watching it once again. She definitely has range.

[@Muirmaiden]

Jason Miller is the father of Jason Patric, who would go on to costar with Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Rush" (1991). Thanks for posting this, I've wanted to see this movie for a long time.

[@PerfectBallerina]

This is just.. just my life. This is what I wish I could tell my parents.

[@sophminx]

Lol! yeah, i think the fact he's from the exorcist makes it even creepier O.o & I know whatcha mean :D I think the best bit is when she comes in the kitchen on new years when everyone screaming their heads off about peanut butter and then it's silence and..."Happy new year..to my happy, happy family" ...made me lol :D haha

[@Kimberly34584]

No I’m not crying after that therapy session...

[@thisismyspacebugoff]

the ending is creepy! especially the way she smiles as soon as she takes a bite but tis a weird smile cos she has ice cream in her mouth. And he has creeped me out for the whole film lol

[@misslaur81]

there are lots of good and bad aspects of this movie, as with any movie about eating disorders. it's difficult to tie *everthing* we go through into one single movie. it would take forever! i think it did a decent job focusing on some major points in the limited time frame of a TV movie. especially being based in the 80's.

[@fiddler32]

Wow. What a great movie! I'm so glad I watched it!

[@MorbidHunger]

I wish they would make the sequel novel "Kessa" into a movie as well and Levenkrons "The luckiest girl in the world"

[@blueyes6474]

*stands and applauds*good movie, awsome move, i loved it

[@piratealeks6865]

God that therapy scene hits too close to home.

[@powellpicc1985]

I think the weird ice cream face thing was him teasing her for the way she was eating it--not letting it touch her lips.

[@shaunaplague]

Thank-you so much for posting this.

[@G1rlF516nd]

I think the ending was one of hope. Maybe it was unrealistic, but it really helped me. That movie put me in a low place, until now.

[@PhourQ]

the ending music makes me wanna dance!

[@elleohve613]

what a disturbing movie! the therapist is a perv! and the song at the end! AHHH!!!

[@foxxyloxx]

That song is actually pretty when Joani sings by herself and theres not that creepy harmony.

[@sashasvices]

People have lost or gained drastic amounts of weight for movies many times. Christian Bale lost 63 pounds for The Machinist.

[@ghfan51184]

I've been looking for this full movie in it's intirety and even though it's missing a few scenes, you pretty much got everything anyway. Where did you get this movie?

[@hurstl]

hahaha i couldnt stop laughing when i watched him eat the ice cream after reading your comment. and does nobody else find the music so fucking creepy?

[@roositje]

Nice movie! Although the music was a little bit creepy, I really liked the whole movie! :) I want ice cream too now xD x

[@PamelaJansen100]

he looks cute in the end,i wish my doctors where like that!

[@iouwho]

The end part by eating ice cream and him makeing those faces was just showing her getting better

[@wlwdimlp]

The book is so "text book" anorexia. So is the movie. I'm glad they had the other girl and the suicide in there to show that it's not always that clear cut.

[@AsYourCruiseDirector]

Ugh, I hate eating out of a styrofoam container! The way the spoon sounds against the side, it's like nails on a chalkboard.

[@TessTyler]

i hate to see him eat... but the idea behind this whole movie is soooo great! and yeah i like joni mitchell and Jeniffer plays Casey very good - in my opinion!!! lets hope all those who suffer today (including me :S) will get better some day! let's eat that icecream together - some day! :P

[@karaisradxx]

what song is this, ive heard it somewhere. was it playing earlier in the movie?

[@pandaboy92]

great movie! i dont think people should be nagging bout how hr hair isnt thin enough and crap. love how she eats ice cream at the end and is happy :]

[@cranberry411]

great movie thanks for the upload.

[@ayumi600207]

I love this movie so much.....yes i do agree the music is bit creepy..but i kindof liked it..gave me a classic oldie feel..it's "Songs to Aging Children Come" from Jon MItchell...i downloaded it:)

[@TrishyxLou]

isn't that the guy from the exorcist?

[@ingmarbergman9558]

yes

[@93seronica]

The parents remind me so much of my parents

[@beautifulmandc]

I think it's Joni Mitchell-Songs To Aging Children Come :)

[@metaliccoin123]

I cracked up laughing when he said "Delicious." I thought that was funny :L

[@xkakiex]

yea that bothered me a lot when I read the book. In the end she just eats. and then she is better. I was like woah... that is definitely not the way it works.

[@ilovekyle12345]

this actress is very good!!!

[@NightimeNecrosis]

@InFromTheVoid This is an old movie. Anorexia was not broadly "understood" at that point. Things like that did not occur to doctors and psychologists at that time.

[@2cruiz4vr]

Hmmm, you're right, good point. Though Jodie began acting much younger. She played Becky in Tom Sawyer when she was about 6 or 7 whereas Jennifer's was much older. Plus Jennifer's early roles were more of the innocent girl & Jodie's (except for Becky) were the tough I'm making my way through my adventures types of roles (like Candleshoe & The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane).

[@ohwellwhateverneverm]

a cheeseburger sounds so good right now

[@danacarter9147]

Same. I've always had an insane craving for cheeseburgers.

[@Gwelphie]

what are other good ed movies??

[@ShockResistor]

I think by saying she was terrific in there, he was referring to her opening up and finally expressing to her family how she really felt. Saying she was terrific doesnt mean he meant she was "acting".

[@joer2002]

Question: Is the thereapist the same actor that played the priest in the "Exorsist"?

[@yootoob1001001]

Yes.

[@MeltyChestnut]

Oh god i cried so hard. Good movie

[@EmeraldSunshine]

The father is soooooo lost, and the mother too. The girl knows exactly whats wrong!

[@qwerty1qwerty1123]

@missapril90 lol I don't think she ends up eating the rest, she probably just makes a start on the ice cream or something. I mean, if he "cured" her that fast, I wanna know his secret (studying psych)

[@spershall]

@gnrqueen It's "Songs to Aging Children Come" by Joni Mitchell. And it is creepy!

[@beimmune]

love this :)

[@ForeverOneAngel]

its because he is making fun of the way he eats to make her smile if you actually noticed his eyes he makes a bit of a funny face and then she laughs.

[@moietmavieana]

Hmmm... I have this one thing for 6 years now... Before falling asleep, in my bed, I have to contract my muscles... I know it doesn't change anything, but still, I need to do it... But I had it way before starting to loose weight...

[@Metalann82]

I guess they had to speed up her recovery because it is a movie, but all in all it was pretty good, at least for being from the 80's when ED's really weren't understood as well as they are today.

[@auti34]

i rember having to go though all that .it a struggle but worth it not to feel like crap anymore

[@hananathebanana]

anyone else notice how weirdly that weird doctor guy eats his ice-cream!? i've watched quite a few anorexia films now. my sister is worried that i have an eating disorder. bless her =]

[@Daisyiscoolyo]

I can't stand that music! Arg! The ending makes me laugh so hard!

[@2cruiz4vr]

Yep, that is where she is during this scene. See part 8 with Melanie Mayron maybe it'll be more familiar.

[@skylarnicole01]

cute , give me that happy ending ..

[@soonsims]

@xoxuhmandaxox the end is ment to send the message that she is starting to get better by eating .. just dont know why they kept looking at each other so suspiciously

[@Lisa13245]

I don't want to sound rude but what was with the ending?

[@ElvenWillow]

the doc eating the ice cream, was trying to entice KC into eating it too by trying (and seemingly failing) to copy what she did with the folk and her food *by not letting the food touch her lips* as she told him earlier she cant eat if the food touches her lips.

[@beautywithin85]

OMG just watching him eat the ice cream with it all over his face would put me off eating forever.

[@starrbeatlesqueen]

About the ending...remember when she was saying that she used to eat food without it touching her lips? He was just trying to get her to enjoy eating the ice cream.

[@xsardonyxmemoirsx]

@DarlingKaya I dunno, but all I can think of is Anne of Green Gables or that weird family movie with a singing governess. XD

[@Fliptwisttt245]

she's a bad crying actress but a good actress all together

[@GEhotpants101]

@judewishedhimselfout She's actually a pretty good actress.

[@thebaby2436]

Spelling always had the good stuff.

[@ruthy25]

yea dont give up, keep it up

[@flxmkr]

According to IMDB, "with medical supervision, Jennifer Jason Leigh wasted down to 87 pounds" for this role. THATS RIDICULOUS!! That's like Barry Williams becoming addicted to nicotine because his role on the Brady Bunch episode to persuade kids not to smoke called for him to actually smoke! How ironic.

[@alyssidax]

@pieces2lose u should be glad u even have a psych. i wish i had someone who would listen.

[@i7cut7my7self]

dude can i have a therapist like him? please

[@pika23]

ew ew ew ew that doc is a CREEP!!!! *whispers* DELICIOUS! reminds me of Hannibal Lecter..

[@ItsAmeliaMadeline]

that was so beautful

[@Redrumxtina]

I see I am not the only one cheeped out by the way he was eating the icecream

[@flxmkr]

By the way, my comment about being cured after the insurance runs out was a sarcasm. But unfortunately, that's how it works in many of the ED units. Eating disorders last a lifetime. They are never "cured", even after they seem to get better. I call it "remission". Like alcoholics, they are either lapsing or recovering

[@Funtabulosity329]

@MisakiModel I see where you're coming from-the whole idea is that she has to be living for herself and not for the approval of her parents and everyone else. But I disagree-I think she ate the ice cream because she realized it was okay, not to please Clay :)

[@lswalling]

it talks about the sickness that amost every women go through. it reminds me of the Perfect Body.