i have be a jodie foster fan ever since we be both kid and from her disney year . i love her tomboy antic in film like candleshoe . fox be such a huge departure from all of that . where other young female actor of that era turn to sexual puerility disguise a comedy ( little darling and anyone . ) and jodie go for a depressing and tragic tale of teen drag to their demise by the powerful allure of temptation and addiction . this be not disney . this be not porky . this be not halloweed . this be a dark and powerful story of the destruction of young life . sadly it a tale that still play out on a daily basis all over the country and this film could be replay ( with a current soundtrack ) and still be wholly relevant . it not the best film ever make and it be tire at some part and not all the performance be particularly outstanding . but jodie foster continue to show her chop a a real adult actor ( a trend start when she be very young in taxi driver ) . positive barky .