Jodie Foster

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Genre/Type:  Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Major Cast:  Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Scott Jacoby
Director:   Nicolas Gessner
Plot Summary: Jodie Foster plays the title character, a reclusive, fiercely self-reliant teenager who lives alone in her father's house. When visitors call, Foster explains that her father is away on business. He's away, all right...far, far, away. And Foster, determined not to lose her independence, will go to any lengths to protect her secret, a fact that nosy neighbor Alexis Smith learns to her regret. A new danger to Foster's well-being looms in the form of pedophile Martin Sheen, who schemes to place the girl in a compromising position. Offering a helping hand to Foster is misfit teenager Scott Jacoby. The beauty of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is that, every time you think you've got things figured out, the filmmakers throw another spanner into the works. Based on a novel by Laird Koenig, Little Girl etc is a must-see for anyone who thinks that there's no such thing as an intelligent horror film. -- Hal Erickson ( All Movie Guide )