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Jailbait?

posted 9 years ago by shanehaynes
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When Cliff returns from the war, he must've been around 22 yrs old (I deduce he went in right after graduating at 18, said he hadn't had skate on in 4 yrs so I assume he was gone w/the military for 4 yrs). Anyway, during the welcome home dinner/barbeque one of the ladies seem to be trying to push the young girl off on him by telling him "she's 10 grade, does well in school and something else" then he asks her if she wants a cigarette and she says she's dying for one but "her folks....." THEN Cliff asks her out on a date skating.

My question, during those time was age REALLY only a number? Can you all imagine a military man returning from Iraq/Afghanistan today and being romantically linked to a girl in 10th grade?

[–] NHollywood 9 years ago

The young girl (Helen Ingersoll) was 18 and in college. I think you misheard her school status. Remember the bar scene when Helen tried to order a rum and coke and the bartender gave her a plain coke and told her to come back in 3 years (when she's 21, drinking age) to get the rum?

[–] shanehaynes 9 years ago

Just seeing this response. So much time has elapsed now I can't be sure but I could swear I heard it mentioned several times that she was in HS, 10th grade.

[–] Falcon868890 (36) 4 years ago

No. She was in her second year of college, and "pledged to a good sorority". In one scene she (unsuccessfully) tries to be served a drink, saying she had been 18 for a few months already. In real life, the actress Jean Porter was about 23 when filming, about eleven months younger than Guy Madison.

[–] marktayloruk (2378) 2 years ago

Ridiculously high drinking age.