Olivia's age doesnt add up.. - Romeo and Juliet (1968) Discussion

dhats why show her no cloths on over 17 yoooooooooooo

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[–] ZapRowsdower6 10 years ago

What the hell are you talking about? I haven't actually seen R&J I just looked her up after watching IT and noticed the discrepancy.

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[–] tomnjerryliger007 10 years ago

shes over 17 when don it ie ok yoooooo chill

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[–] stagedlined466 9 years ago

Movies usually spend about a year in post-production, so she was 15 when they filmed and 17 when the movie was released.

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[–] Kompressor_Fan 8 years ago

It wasn't unusual for actresses to shave years off their ages early in their careers back in the day. Now that we have the Internet, and sites like iMBD, it's a lot harder to get away with that kind of thing anymore. Even Madonna shaved off 2 or 3 years in her early days, claiming to be younger than she was. Given how she became so big so fast, that little charade didn't hold up for long.

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[–] chez_paul 10 years ago

"dhats why show her no cloths on over 17 yoooooooooooo"

Try learning English.

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[–] HomerParrish 9 years ago

Amen

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[–] edlitz36 10 years ago

The film was released in the States in '68. The film however was filmed before '68 obviously. She was 15 during filming. No discrepancy.

Religion should be made fun of. If I believed that stuff, I'd keep it to myself. -Larry David

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[–] Bloodfordracula 10 years ago

It was filmed in the summer of '67. Olivia was born in April '51 making her 16 when it was filmed.

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[–] vababy 9 years ago

How was she able today a nude scene.If this was done today it would be considered child pornagraphy.

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[–] MystMoonstruck 9 years ago

Part of her breast is bared for just a moment! How ridiculous to say it would be child pornography!

Now, try watching "Blue Lagoon" and "Pretty Baby", both with Brooke Shields! Both of those were accepted; "Blue Lagoon" was a major hit. There was some controversy about "Pretty Baby", but it still often shows up on cable movie channels.

Leonard does have "backal" nudity in the bedroom scene, but Olivia's "exposure" is extremely brief~a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment.

My English class in high school back in the Sixties was taken to see this. I was so enraptured that I returned 16 times. Since then, it's remained my NO. 1 film of all time, and I've seen it far more than 100 times~well past the century mark. In fact, I'm watching it right now on Encore.

(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC

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[–] janet-conant 9 years ago

It is my most memorable film and one that had an incredible effect on me. When I see it now it all comes back how I felt. I saw it when it came out and was blown away. That scene at the Capulet ball when Romeo first sees Juliet come out being escorted by two men and that music swells gives me goose bumps. I remember my male English teacher told us he took his freshmen and cried. I cried too and couldn't leave the theater until I recovered.

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