I can see what you're saying but, I don't know, would it have really hurt if they hired, say, a 19-year old? Though, yeah, some of the actors looked okay as teenagers, though it was a bit of a mixed bag. For example, Noelle North and the guy who played Tommy's best friend looked too old, even by 1970's standards. They looked like they were in their 30's or 40's!
And Edie McClurg looked a bit old, though she didn't look that much older than most of the other actors.
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RvaBread22
9 years ago
My main concern is that its well cast and the actors are right for the part. There's no law that says someone must be the exact age they are playing. People often play older parts and younger parts. No one looked 40ish. There is something called age range. Usually people don't look remarkably different from their late teens, until they hit mid 30s or so. Most of the time people well into their 20s could easily fit teen roles . The movie was perfectly cast, IMO. The actors were well suited to their parts . You have to use your imagination. If they had cast people the exact age of the characters who couldn't act, what good would that be?
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