Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields, ’80s icon and household name, was a child model before she came to prominence in Louis Malle’s controversial film "Pretty Baby" at age 12. With a series of provocative Calvin Klein jeans ads and leading roles in 1980s teensploitation hits "The Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love," Shields’ early career was defined by a sexuality that she could neither claim nor comprehend.
- Released: 2023-01-20
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genre: Documentaries
- Stars: Brooke Shields, Greg Butler
- Director: Lana Wilson
Comments
- pzambouka - 28 April 2023
Not a documentary
It was so contradictory and full of unanswered questions. Brooke Shields keeps defending her mother, the movies and the ads she made (shockingly sexualized for her age) and even the child pornography - she simply said that a friend of the family who was photographer took some pics of her naked while she was a child (!) in order to distribute them to men who had paid! And then because that photographer circulated the photos many years later her mother took him to trial! Maybe because she didn't make any money out of this? And Brooke seemed ok with this exploitation. When i heard her justifying it i was in shock! I do not recommend this fake documentary, i am deeply disappointed. It just washes out the truth. - katshot-628-791780 - 7 April 2023
Eye opening
Guess I never knew much about Brook Shields. Of course you know the face, but how much more? I remember Blue Lagoon but not much else. I remember hearing the name "Pretty Baby" but I never actually saw the movie. So, I guess I'm probably like a lot of people who really only knew of Brook Shields through her modeling. I did watch Suddenly Susan from time to time also but didn't really like it. I recognized Brook as a talented comedian but again, never really gave her much attention beyond that.
Watching the documentary on Hulu accomplished multiple things for me. First, I realized just how damaged Brook Shields is thanks to the terrible parenting she suffered through as a child. If the 2-part series is to be believed, her Mother Teri basically pimped Brook out to anyone willing to pay. Sure the industry itself can certainly be blamed for taking advantage of a beautiful young girl but the two people who should've been keeping her safe, her parents, completely let her down. So in my mind, the documentary is a sad tale about a kid who was abandoned by one parent and completely abused by the other. I'm truly amazed Brook survived her childhood. So while the documentary is interesting, it's also depressing. Overall, I think it was done well but there was one glaring omission, the Father. He basically escapes the whole process here. I'd like to know how he felt about his Wife pimping out his Daughter?
