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Pinky's age

posted 17 years ago by pjn45
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Excellant film though im confused, how old is Pinky supposed to be?

[–] xan_den 17 years ago

In the book, I'm pretty sure he's 17.

'Yes sir; but it does say on the carton that we are an evil dairy.'

The book says that he's seventeen but Richard Attenborough was twenty seven!

"Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die and not be able to." Sophocles

[–] TheNextGlinda 17 years ago

yeah im sure he says at one point that hes 17.

[–] bart-wouters 16 years ago

he says he's 17, but he could be lying to Rose about his age...

[–] screenman 16 years ago

I think you'll find it stated in the text of the book that he's only seventeen. There is some legal technicality for Drewitt, his lawyer, to work around in order that Pinkie and Rose may be married. This is also explained in the book, which - if you haven't already read, you should. This movie is a pale reflection.

[–] acmedia 15 years ago

In the film he asks Rose her age, and when she says she's 17 he says he is as well.

[–] LCShackley 15 years ago

That's right...and this is what sets up the whole business about the lawyer and the marriage license.

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[–] Zipper69 11 years ago

Attenborough has ALWAYS had boyish looks and a smooth complexion.

He was actually 23 when he played 17 year old Pinkie.

Even more incredible, only a year later he played (convincingly) a FOURTEEN year old school boy in "The Outsider(US)/"The Guinea Pig"(UK)
He continued to play well under his age for many years.

Come on lads, bags of swank!