Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

1981 1h 0m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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7.5

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★7.5IMDB · 18

Documentary

Synopsis

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Profile on three young Adelaide women. Diana, Kerry and Josie are now 18 years old, and continue to have open and frank discussions about their lives.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kerry Carlson
Herself
Diana Doman
Herself
Josie Petersen
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Part of the "Gillian Armstrong's Seven Years On" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kerry Carlson and Diana Doman and Josie Petersen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0205948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gillian Armstrong directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Gillian Armstrong's Seven Years On" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kerry Carlson and Diana Doman and Josie Petersen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0205948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 60 min · 1h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1981)
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 18 votes

Awards

1 nomination

Part of

Gillian Armstrong's Seven Years On

A documentary-series exploring the lives, hopes and dreams of three working class girls living in Adelaide, South Australia. The films visit them at ages 14, 18, 26, 33 and 48.