''Not a Pretty Picture'' is a 1976 American docudrama film. The film was written, produced and directed by

Martha Coolidge Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as ''Valley Girl'', ''Real Genius'' and '' Rambling Rose''. Early life Coolidge was born in N ...

, marking her narrative feature film directorial debut, after years of working as a documentary filmmaker in the early to mid-1970s. The film is a retelling about Coolidge, who was

date rape Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape and dating violence. The two phrases are often used interchangeably, but date rape specifically refers to a rape in which there has been some sort of romantic or potentially sexual relationship between ...

d when she was sixteen years old. The film follows the aftermath of the incident on the main character.

Cast

*Michele Manenti as Martha at 16 *Jim Carrington as Curly *Anne Mundstuk as Herself *Reed Birney as Fred *John Fedinatz as West Virginia *Diana Gold as Jane *Stephen Laurier as Brian *Lillah McCarthy as Nancy *Janet Morrison as Bunny *Melissa Murdock as Leah *Hal Studer as Mr. Cullen *

Amy Wright Amy Wright is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in such films as ''The Deer Hunter'', '' Breaking Away'', '' The Accidental Tourist'', '' Hard Promises'', ''Crossing Delancey'', and ''Miss Firecracker''. She is the widow o ...

as Cindy

References

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* * 1976 directorial debut films 1976 drama films 1976 films American drama films American docudrama films Films about rape American films based on actual events Films directed by Martha Coolidge 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub