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Yesterday @ 12:05 PM ET
One of my fave all time movies! Kate Hudson was fantastic. - Aetherial
I confess I liked it at the time, but now looking back the heartwarming story of a lead singer committing statutory rape on a groupie hasn't aged well.
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Yesterday @ 12:12 PM ET
I confess I liked it at the time, but now looking back the heartwarming story of a lead singer committing statutory rape on a groupie hasn't aged well. - Atomic Wedgie
Fair comment, and the sexual abuse happened to him also.
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON Joined: 09.20.2010
Yesterday @ 12:29 PM ET
Wedgie's comment was fair although literally true, I did not get the statutory rape vibe during the movie. That partcular theme did not age well. - Aetherial
Penny lane was of age, but boy was not
Although, not sure what the laws were in the 70s...the time it takes place
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Yesterday @ 12:43 PM ET
Penny lane was of age, but boy was not
Although, not sure what the laws were in the 70s...the time it takes place - Fakepartofme
Just looking up a bit about the movie. I think her age is never confirmed. People seem to have settled on her being 16. That would mean that she was 15 when she started sleeping with the leader singer, which I think would be statutory rape at the time.
Definitely different times back then, and I didn't pick up that narrative, but I think the problem would be a little more obvious today.
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON Joined: 09.20.2010
Yesterday @ 1:02 PM ET
Just looking up a bit about the movie. I think her age is never confirmed. People seem to have settled on her being 16. That would mean that she was 15 when she started sleeping with the leader singer, which I think would be statutory rape at the time.
Definitely different times back then, and I didn't pick up that narrative, but I think the problem would be a little more obvious today.
Also, cameron crowe was about 15/16 when he had some of these adventures and met the two female characters the film is about. He looked up to them as adults....so they were older than 16 even in the movie
The boy was definitely under-age. - Aetherial
The actual penny lane was 18 at the time of her relationship with steppenwolf lead singer.
Cameron crowe was 15/16 at the time his adventures occured and he looked up to the two females characters the story is about as adults....so she was definitely older than 16 in the film.
I confess I liked it at the time, but now looking back the heartwarming story of a lead singer committing statutory rape on a groupie hasn't aged well. - Atomic Wedgie