The Best Little Girl In The World - Part 4

[@pamraymiles]

"the models look like 6-week old cadavers..." I love that line

[@mayaschmidt8349]

That doctor was pretty cool. Interesting for a movie from 1981.

[@foxxyloxx]

yeah, that cracked me up, too. The way they deliver lines is so unintentionally funny. That's why I love after school specials.

[@rainewater85]

"May the power of Christ compel you! May the power of Christ compel you!" lol. Jason Miller, awesome guy. rest in peace

[@twinbchan]

She says, "I'm not GAIL, I'm not pregnant." Not, "I'm not gay".

[@LittleLulu13903]

Lol I thought she said that at first too

[@93seronica]

I thought she was saying “I’m not gay” too 😂

[@Lisa13245]

You are beautiful just the way you are ♥

[@AshhRaye]

i feel like parents often act this way when their child has an eating disorder. they think FORCING them to eat will make things better, but it only makes it twice as bad. i am not even sure what a HEALTHY method is to get better because forcing them isn't good nor is just sitting around and letting them continue as they are. but i can relate a lot to how Casey is feeling.

[@spiritedemma]

self-esteem....mine was extremely low and i was always seeking approval from others. i felt like i could never measure up at home or at school in social circles....i believed once i was thin i would be accepted....i was, but then i felt angry and hated people for liking me just because i was now socially acceptable. it was torture being bulimic!

[@MissPopCake]

I know everyone thinks the father is being horrible, but you have to understand how hard it probably is for him to watch his daughter get smaller and smaller. Think about it....If he was doing it to be mean, he wouldn't do it because he wouldn't have cared if she died but he is so scared of losing his daughter he is just flipping out about it. My dad did a similar thing to me and looking back i thought he was being horrible, but really he was just terrified and didnt want me to die. Thank you

[@TheEmpressReborn]

Probably because he IS being horrible. Yes, he's trying to help her, but being verbally abusive to the whole family, shouting at everyone, not caring about what the daughter wanted in her life (besides anorexia related) and ignoring her otherwise can't really be called anything good.

[@KafkameetsPlath]

her dad is INSANE

[@Gpiggies4ever]

That unfortunatly is the approach many adolescent units take

[@OhPunky]

THAT FATHER IS ALL THINGS AWESOME. That's what I'm talkin' about.

[@93seronica]

No that father is horrible and abusive

[@iraqidolphin]

The days when "father knows best" and "wait till your father gets home." Those were the eighties.

[@MooseCall]

Better times.

[@Zoopoe]

This reminds me of a book I read. Maybe the movies based off of it but it was about a dancer with parents who always fought with her older sister and the dad always yelled and the therapist said like the exact same things he did.

[@sdloser45]

haha she sounds like my sister when she screams when she says " i ate at the party"

[@kjandu100]

at least the doctor suggests a psychologist, some just think if you eat then your better

[@mugabezuwane]

hey it's the priest from "The Exorcist", playing the psychologist suits him very well

[@IhaveaPhDinTV]

" the power of christ compells you" love always the guy from exorcism

[@hyladams]

I wish my therapist had a pinball machine in her office... :D

[@93seronica]

I would like one with an air hockey table

[@patrosfeta]

The doctor is so preachy. It's just like the book, the guy praises himself all the time.

[@cellytron]

What a great family.

[@c1catwoman]

u can't force an ana to eat omg. good movie though.

[@KafkameetsPlath]

lol that was so random "how many times a day do you vomit?" WTF?

[@sophieneveu92]

@onecardshortofadeck Actually, this dad looks about the same as my dad. Makes me feel extra sorry for the girl :(

[@LightofLotus]

LOL that really made me chuckle!!

[@LemonFairyLili]

Haha. You know, I think the only ones who actually find that funny are those of us with EDs. Because it made me laugh too.

[@foxgirl100]

that doctor is a good doctor

[@Gitsie007]

Hey, is that Father Karras from 'The Excorcist'?

[@faithoffaith]

lol I remember a friend of mine saying how her parents forced her to eat obviously it got nowhere..

[@klouise18]

both of my parents did that same thing(forcing me to eat) it destroyed me

[@Stardust_7273]

I actually like the psychologist in this one. I think in some of the other ED movies, the psychologists are always a little overbearing or one-sided...

[@theRealCrazyOne]

WTF... I love how they just go through her room.

[@BingCherry23]

Hey, it's the priest from The Exorcist! Busy man...

[@Yellow4494]

For god's sake she's already 83 pounds, put her in the hospital NOW. And that mother isn't very concerned....

[@reggie02062]

that guy the physcologist is off the movie the exorcist and he do look creepy..

[@IlkaZapata]

The dad does not act the best way, but if you are in a situation like this it is difficult to act the "right way'. First of all because they know anything about the illness. They think forcing her to eat will work (that's what parents do when kid do not want to do something - force them to).

[@ladyday93]

@rhea36 Yes. That is Jason Miller, who played Father Karras.

[@glamrrrpuss]

hey is the doctor the same actor as the one priest from the exorcist?

[@myprettypeace]

@Mery15ify Oh, and btw, I checked out your channel and I think Thalia is one of the most gorgeous women on the planet! She is perfection.

[@gregorkrause]

I've read at IMDB charles durning served in the army, maybe that's where he got the yelling/acting from?

[@Mery15ify]

@myprettypeace She said "Hey I'm not Gail, I'm not pregnant!" Gail is her sister, who is pregnant. :)

[@MissLeigh78]

This movie came out before Karen Carpenter died.

[@Mery15ify]

Is anyone else reminded of Hermione Granger when they look at Casey? :O

[@zeldaofarel]

In the dance studio where I dance all the mirrors are actually like that. It's really awful if you're not skinny.

[@TarAncalyme]

jeez the father is the first one who needs therapy... seriously

[@gregorkrause]

yeah i just saw a clip from the exorcist and yeah it's the same actor that plays orlovsky that plays father karras, good catch.

[@babybunnyberry]

God, that man is insane.

[@ruthrichardsonbsb]

What's the name of th book?

[@Its_Runa]

yeah the movie is bassed on a book i think it has the same name of the movie :)

[@jackycook64]

Interesting fact - Steven Levenkron, the author of The Best Little Girl in the World, was Karen Carpenter's psychotherapist.

[@hotangle97]

Yes they do and they can lose alot of their bone mass and can reduce their life span by 70% depending on the extreme's.

[@beautywithin85]

i wish my psych. had a pinball machine in his office...

[@PerfectBallerina]

It's true about the different actress thing. The person who was her dangerously skinny died not long after the movie came out.

[@nthomas32]

She was under constant doctor's care during the making of this movie.

[@jyggyhobyt]

how can her hair be so nice?

[@iamcasihart]

You are probably right. Jennifer prob did NOT get that thin for the role. But, Christian Bale DID GET SERIOUSLY underweight for his role in "THE MACHINIST." Then again, that was a "big-budget" film and this is more like a Lifetime movie. Regardless, I do enjoy this film, I love JJL and I miss the 80's! I wonder if this was before or after my all-time fav, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". (???)

[@sophminx]

OMG ITS THE DUDE OFF THE EXORCIST!

[@beatriiiiix]

Holy shit, it's the guy from The Exorcist.

[@cranberry411]

353 he's trying to linda blair her , lol

[@MalibuBarbieLives]

@BiracialGirl1977 i remember on an episode of i think it was dr phil years ago there was a little 6 year old girl who was anorexic and the way they got her to eat was that she wasn't allowed to ride horses anymore, she loved to ride so much but couldn't cos she was too light for the horse.

[@honeebun]

it depends on each individual person but generally around 28 to 30 days

[@Jenniferiffic]

That is the worst possible thing that anyone can do to someone with an eating disorder. It won't help anything. I really sincerely hope that everyone knows that.

[@senhuan]

So very true.

[@wesaidsomething]

the doctor is really nice.

[@PrunellaGorilla]

FATHER KARRAS!!

[@thekym45]

you guys are analyzing a movie that was made in the 80s

[@thebjm1967]

if i was that doctor, i would tell the girl that i was giving her some medication to decrease her appetite then give her the real meds that increase it. he knows the weight loss is deliberate. geez.

[@93seronica]

“I’M NOT HUNGRY I HATE PEANUT BUTTER!!!!!”

[@gregorkrause]

the dr is David spielberg, steven spielberg's brother.

[@gregorkrause]

in real life I dont think the dr would have a candy machine in his office as in this film.

[@FindTheBody]

the only thing thats from the book in this movie was the coffee thing, about the sugar other than that this movie is completely different.

[@FaithFluro]

It's to break the seriousness of all the secrets. If you talk about something casually it help it to because casual. Anorexia is a lot about secrecy a lot of the time. The key to getting better is to be completely open.

[@chaztr0n]

damien from exorcist?!

[@leoprincess8567]

@maybememories07 perhaps they want to find out why they dislike it?

[@blarson1983]

I don't see why he had to look at her topless. Can anyone please enlighten me?

[@artisbreathing]

@TheSkatingGirlDream I have the same issues...do you want to talk?

[@iraqidolphin]

Yes it is called feeding tubes and forced hospitalizations.

[@hope164]

the therapist played in the exercist movie

[@gregorkrause]

1:27 must be David spielberg right?

[@thebaby2436]

@labellavitaxox I know!

[@Lisa13245]

What her father did was unnecessary, rude, and stupid. He has major problems.

[@qurdel1]

@xheatherxhungerx Hes a father with a good will and with the attitudes of a guy from that time.. methodical and rather harsh^^

[@thatonekiddo]

That's not true. It's not a different actress. If you read any filmography on her it states that she dropped to 87 lbs under doctor supervision. She portrayed her character herself. Check imdb or wikipedia.

[@myprettypeace]

@Mery15ify Lol haha. You're right!

[@spershall]

I wish my shrink had a pinball machine!

[@rawr1ruby]

blahh. i don't think this movie accurately demonstrates how great the book is, and i really missed the thing were she re invented herself into an alternate person (kessa).

[@Zetapie]

God I can't stand the doctor! Especially since he talks about the girl in 3rd person - like she's not even there, or like she's a child or something. So rude!

[@skribblegirl]

she didn't really have ana. she was monitored by a doctor throughout her weight loss.

[@Manny0219]

lol me too!

[@ONYXR11]

omg I can't even watch the next part this is like a fucking torture movie....

[@Iris8milex1]

the book was so much better.

[@nitagirl614]

It's Father Karrass from The Exorcist!

[@faithoffaith]

she should have just said a great big NO to her father and then shoved the plate off the table SMASH!

[@Funtabulosity329]

Okay I love this movie and I hate to detract from the plot but...IT'S FATHER KARRAS :D Idk maybe she's possessed by a demon who's making her do this...then Damien can beat the shit out of her and plead with the demon to enter him instead, and then he can chuck himself out the window to end the problem for both of them...just a thought :P

[@iraqidolphin]

I know a youth psycologist friend that has all sort of toys, games, and fun things.

[@Lisa13245]

I laughed at that.

[@nitagirl614]

It's Father Karras!

[@alleigh25]

She doesn't say that, she says, "I'm not Gayle," her sister.

[@hotangle97]

To see if she has any breasts left and to see if she had any abnormalities on her stomach or chest that could cause her to lose weight.

[@MegaDi123]

sound is all messed up...

[@MissLeigh78]

Dad needs anger management. Badly.