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Shawnee Smith...17 in the Blob?


It says on both imdb and wikipedia she was born on July 3, 1970. The Blob was released in August of '88 but filmed in winter of 1987-1988. She would have been seventeen. That just doesn't sound right (child labor laws). But I seem to recall reading someplace else she was actually born in 1968. Lying about her age perhaps?

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I must be naive, child labor laws? how does this effect her acting in the movie?

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I mean if an actor or actress is less than 18 years of age there are union regulations saying they can only work so many hours a day.

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Well there were kids a lot younger than her in the movie as well, perhaps you are saying a leading role which would demand much time.

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Exactly what I meant.

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well even some places I think 17 could be considered an adult, or maybe with parent's approval. though I admit I don't know much about the labor laws in the actor's guild.

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how old do you think the kids in "et" were, for gods sake?



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Let's be real here, the OP is actually just now finding out he was beating his meat to an underage female after all these years

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I thought she was older. Anyway she was really beautiful here

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This movie was filmed in Louisiana. The age of consent in Louisiana is 17, so it's all good!

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So was I.

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She was born in 1969.

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I guess you’ve never seen this little film called “The Goonies”..

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17 can be a tough age for an actor. Still subject to child labor laws for movie sets, I think, but other actors who are slightly older and adults can play those parts.

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I'd have taken her for older like 23 playing younger. But she was apparently a college kid. That's rare. Most of these actors are well past college years.

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