''Shattered Innocence'' is a 1988 American

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directed by

Sandor Stern Sandor Stern (born July 13, 1936) is a Canadian writer, director and film producer best known for his horror films. Personal life Born in the northern Canadian town of Timmins, Ontario; raised in the small town of Prescott, Ontario, on the St. L ...

and written by Thanet Richard and Sandor Stern. The film stars Jonna Lee,

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John Pleshette John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Richard Avery on the television drama ''Knots Landing'', and for portraying Lee Harvey Oswald in the TV movie '' The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ...

Kris Kamm Kris Kamm (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, most recognizable from his role as Stuart Rosebrock in the sitcom ''Coach''. Kamm was born in Evanston, Illinois. His first acting roles were small parts on television shows. He has appea ...

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, Dennis Howard,

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, Richard Cox and Nadine van der Velde. The film premiered on

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on March 9, 1988.

Plot

An eighteen year old former Kansas high school cheerleader moves to L.A. upon graduating, becomes a porn actress, and is drugged with cocaine before committing suicide at age twenty. Based on the dramatization of real-life accounts of the late

Shauna Grant Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally as Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 – March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic ...

Cast

* Jonna Lee as Pauleen Anderson *

as Sharon Anderson *

as Mel Erman *

as Cory Parker *

as Lou Gates *Dennis Howard as Del Anderson *

as Danny Calloway * Richard Cox as Brad Pullman * Nadine van der Velde as Nora *Randy Hamilton as Vince *Peppi Sanders as Vicki *

Melissa Michaelsen Melissa Michaelsen (born March 26, 1968) is an American actress best known for her roles in the 1979 television film ''Orphan Train'' and as the title character in the sitcom ''Me and Maxx''. Family Michaelsen's father, Alwin Michaelsen, is a fina ...

as Patricia *

Neil Billingsley Neil Billingsley (1970–present) is a former child actor from the seventies and eighties and financial consultant. He was born in New York City. His four siblings were also child actors, most notably Peter Billingsley and Melissa Michaelsen. Ca ...

as Don * Ana Auther as Chrissie *Mark Gluckman as Roy *Traci Davis as Mary Lou *Bob Sorenson as Dave *Kenneth Bridges as Detective *Jody Carter as Mary *Crissy Cummings as Annette *Richard Glover as Phil *Lucky Hayes as Susan * Linda Rae Jurgens as Woman Presenter *Sheila Lane-Limon as Carolyn *Sheila Paige Roth as Maureen *Carrie Schultz as Lisa *Stephen Yoakam as Jerry

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0096091, Shattered Innocence 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1988 television films 1988 films American drama television films 1988 drama films CBS network films Films directed by Sandor Stern