Anyone can read what you share. "Shattered Innocence", loosely based on the short life of porn star Shauna Grant, tells the story of a girl from the midwest who moves to California, gets into drugs and porn, and commits suicide. The film is well-acted, especially by Melinda Dillon, who plays the girl's mother. In one year, she made 30 X-rated films, had sex with 37 men on camera, contracted herpes, had an abortion and made $100,000, most of which she spent on cocaine. Colleen was so incredibly young and naive. [9], At the awards show, Grant agreed to work on her first adult film in 10 months, Matinee Idol. I found it hard to believe that Jonna Lee's character of Pauline couldn't find a liveable wage job outside of the world of nude modeling and eventually porn. Applegate put a rifle to her head in March, 1984, and pulled the trigger. Her journey. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. They change. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. Grant was buried in her favorite color, pink. Pauleen Anderson: [cover her nose] Oh, I fine. He got the estate instead, Sara Gilbert dissects The Conners: If theres no conflict, its not funny, The North remembers: In Northern Ireland, Game of Thrones leaves a lasting legacy, Stranger Things play that may hold key to the end taking 1959 Hawkins to West End, NBCs Chicago series have strong showings but CBS wins weekly TV ratings race, Whats on Khlo Kardashians face? She was a small town girl from Minnesota. When Pauleen is in Lou Gates' office, one of his boxing poster reads Ben Frankel, a play to Lou's actor, Ben Frank. Sep 17, 2007. Of course, those in the industry are sad about the death of Shauna Grant. Copyright 2012-2020 Stories People All rights reserved, Adult filmmaker Roberta Findlay made the controversial, Grants career and death were fictionalized as the basis for the television movie, The musician Klaus Flouride honored Grant in the song "Dancing with Shauna Grant" from his album, American death metal band Ripping Corpse wrote a song for their album, Christian metal band Mastedon wrote a song "Innocent Girl" in memory of Shauna Grant on their debut album. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. (She was the subject of a Calendar cover story May 6, 1984, and her story also is being made into a TV movie for next season). She went scrambling back to Hollywood, where she received plenty of attention as a porn queen. Her parents offered to pay her tuition to college if she moved back home to Minnesota but she declined thinking she would no longer feel comfortable there. 2. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. TV movies have a lack of fluidity of camerawork and lack of showmanship as is the case with "Shattered Innocence". Like many, she came from the rural midwest and was attracted to the bright lights of LA hoping to make it as a legit model only to pose nude and end up in porn. Shortly after 7 p.m. she lay down, placed the gun horizontally against her head, and pulled the trigger. Edit Search New Search Filters (1) To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. As Austin says, this show is about dreams, values, choices, drugs and porn. She died on 21 March 1984 in Palm Springs, California, USA. The producers recommend ''parental discretion. Hicks reflected on Applegate's appearance and personality, saying: "I deal with a lot of girls who are new in the business, a lot of young girls and a lot of girls from out of town. The one-hour documentary is the story of Colleen Applegate, a fresh-scrubbed girl with the peaches-and-cream country look, who perhaps is better known as Shauna Grant, porn queen. A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. Grant also had the option of returning to Minnesota. An agent, Jim South, took pictures and sent them to a Penthouse magazine photographer, Steve Hicks. For people out there who think that its exploiting her and exploiting ourselves, then they should be very grateful because then they cant relate to it. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. After arriving in Los Angeles, Applegate and Marcell unsuccessfully pursued several employment leads. There are no answers. Score one. '', See the article in its original context from. The young woman whose innocence is shattered is based on real-life porn-star Shauna Grant. 'FRONTLINE' DOCUMENTARY, 'DEATH OF A PORN QUEEN', https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/09/movies/frontline-documentary-death-of-a-porn-queen.html. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. Her lover, distressed by her disorderly habits, made it clear that she would have to leave his apartment. The only other movie I saw her in was "Making the Grade." In the Frontline documentary, Marcell refused to speak about his relationship with Applegate, except to say that he no longer cared about her.[6]. (Hicks' work was frequently featured in Penthouse. Dr. Packett says there's allergies. There have been some stirring accounts of the short life of Applegate, a.k.a. The first way to ensure ratings success is the disclaimer, which warns adults to lock the kids in their rooms, for they are about to see a program that contains sexually explicit language and scenes. The .22-caliber slug ripped through her brain and lodged in the bedroom wall of her boyfriend`s posh home in Palm Springs. Far more interesting are outtakes from her films and some eerily candid footage that WCCO obtained of Applegate, still new to Hollywood, answering an ad and first interviewing with the agent who would introduce her to the world of nude modeling and erotic films. The possibility of a foul play investigation hung in the balance. Some of Applegates acquaintances believe that it was stardom that she adored, not porndom, and that she was never comfortable performing sex on the screen as star of Virginia, Suzie Superstar and Flesh and Laces. In one year, were told, she developed herpes, had an abortion and had sex with 37 men. There's nothing new here and it's presented in an obvious, watered down, made-for-tv style with annoying over-acting by Lee. Card. Is Kate Forbes Christian Faith A Career Killer? This Lorimar TV flick must have been ahead of its time in 1988, as the story of 17-year-old Pauleen Anderson, who, wanting to grow up faster than she knows how, leaves home and becomes in turn a centerfold, a porn star, a cocaine abuser and finally a suicide when things go wrong. Add to that the morbid nature of the entire storyline; the rapid decline of a young life through the aforementioned vices (which is based on a true story), and being made specifically for television audiences, and I am surprised that this film got made at all. 3. A drug addict, Grant killed herself after the arrest of her partner in March, 1984. As we know, they wind up on the streets, Ocamb said. #1. [3] Her father later said he never discussed the suicide attempt with his daughter; he and his wife at the time (Colleen's mother, Karen Lee Applegate) believed their daughter was merely seeking attention. As a landlady sifts through some abandoned belongings of Colleen Applegates--old Valentines, a high school diploma--youre overwhelmed by sadness. 2. She is 17 years old at the beginning and fresh and nave as a cheerleader with a boyfriend and many dreams of fame.But unfortunately she soon leaves her parents and school for Los Angeles where she wants to find a job and be a model.But Pauleen is so young that she is ready to accept everything without compromise .Shy and reserved at first she becomes a trash model and breaks with her family.The nightmare will begin with completely nude pictures and soon cocaine addiction and porn films to pay her coke.Pauleen who dreamt of a glamorous image will only have a porn actress image for a time. You must log in or register to reply here. She is shown with high school pal Kris Kamm going in and out of various businesses and constantly turned down. Brain dead, Grant was rushed to Desert Hospital, where life support systems were disconnected after two days. JavaScript is disabled. (785) 332-2892 is the phone number for Coleen. If it helps somebody else, thats the whole idea of it, Applegate said. You are using an out of date browser. --after he took the pictures for Penthouse--to get out of nude photography as soon as possible. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. In a way, Applegate caught up with her star-struck dream. Coleen is related to Roge C Applegate and Gina Chelaine Erickson as well as 1 additional person. Select this result to view Coleen K Applegate's phone number, address, and more. The young woman whose innocence is shattered is based on real-life porn-star Shauna Grant. They have also lived in Liberty Lake, WA and Staten Island, NY. Knowing that this fictionalized account mirrors the life and death of real-life porn star Colleen Applegate only makes it more compelling. She then started using cocaine to lose weight. Accompanied by Marcell, Applegate visited the agency's owner, Jim South, who set up a photo session with legendary soft-core photographer J. Stephen Hicks. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 6 files . While her desire to act in mainstream films had generated no offers, she was so prestigious at the time that famed director Francis Ford Coppola was seated at her table. Warmer storms could cause problems, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Gloria Vanderbilt told Anderson Cooper not to expect a trust fund. She moved back to California in 1982 and fell into the adult movie industry. John Pleshette is also good as the older man who's finally found the centerfold girlfriend he's wanted all his life, only to lose her to his own tragic flaw - being a cocaine dealer headed for prison. Manage Settings The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. While the name and hometown have been changed, the film depicts the final years of Colleen Applegate, who left her Farmington home in March 1982, posed nude for magazine photos and soon became porn movie star Shauna Grant. Despite Karen Applegate's claims, the Palm Beach Police declined to reopen the investigation stating that there is no evidence to indicate Colleen Applegate was murdered. The pay isn't bad - $100 to $1,500 depending on who's doing the shooting. When Applegate was barred from a Minnesota friend`s wedding because of her new career, it hurt her deeply. Jonna Lee is convincing in every way as a natural beauty who is not mature enough to handle what she's gotten herself into. But an enormously compelling PBS Frontline documentary (at 9 tonight on Channels 28 and 15 and at 10 on Channel 50) lifts the storytelling to a stunning new level. She left her small-town home of Farmington, Minn., at age 18 to chase a dream in Hollywood. Eventually, her identity lost, her mind and body ravaged by cocaine, Colleen Applegate committed suicide.. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. Sarah on what the Church tragically needs today, Catholic Nun Demands Impeachment of Argentinian Judge Who Granted Custody to Mother Who Murdered Her Own Son. The shot passed through her right temple, out the left, and into the bedroom wall, according to police reports. She was completely un-hip and non-L.A."[citation needed], Her wholesome, "girl next door" looks soon landed her work posing for other magazines such as Chic, Hustler, Swank, and Penthouse. I saw this on the True Romance channel today and thought it was not bad at all, typical of the Made-for-TV movies of the 80s. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally as Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. It is really a sad and moving story, well directed and acted. The basic story is true. So,I was desperately trying to trace the title in english and well, thanks to imdb I've finally found it!This story really moved me, I was so sad thinking about this girl who tries to gain success and. As Shauna Grant, she made dozens of popular adult movies, usually plot-oriented. The second best result is Colleen Joy Applegate age 50s in Spokane, WA in the East Central neighborhood. That's what you wanna do with your life, go ahead. What I liked about the movie's approach was that it did not condem the obvious culprit, the porn industry, for the downfall and demise of Pauleen Anderson. This 1988 made for t.v. 11. As a fast-rising adult entertainment personality, she was featured in Virginia, Suzie Superstar, and Flesh and Laces 1 & 2, among many other films. Jonna Lee was pretty good in this role. Shauna Grant) was born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 20, 1963. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. By what name was Shattered Innocence (1988) officially released in Canada in English? Lived In South River NJ, Hightstown NJ, Monroe Township NJ, Mount Holly NJ. Also known as Colleen M Spezio, Colleeen Nale, Colleen Applegate. The rise to fame, decline and suicide of Colleen Applegate - who was 20 when she put a rifle to her head and pulled the trigger on March 21, 1984 - are the subject of Shattered Innocence, a CBS-TV movie being broadcast tonight. ''DEATH OF A PORN QUEEN'' is an account of the short, sad career of an 18-year-old who fled her Minnesota home in 1982, found success in Hollywood's pornography industry, developed a taste for cocaine and killed herself at the age of 20. The film ends with Pauline, the character based on Colleen Applegate (known professionally as Shauna Grant), dying of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. She retired from adult films in 1983. [citation needed], On March 23, 1984, Grant died by suicide in Palm Springs by shooting herself with an AR-15 style .22 caliber rifle.[11]. ''Because the mind of a typical 18-year-old is not prepared to make the right decisions in this town with these opportunists. She quit the adult film business for a short time following Grant's suicide. There are many out there who can relate to it, and those are the ones I hope it helps., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The rise to fame, decline and suicide of Colleen Applegate - who was 20 when she put a rifle to her head and pulled the trigger on March 21, 1984 - are the subject of Shattered Innocence, a CBS-TV movie being broadcast tonight. In some circles she acquired the nickname "Applecoke" and gained a reputation for being flaky. He tells of their happy months together before he was sent to prison for dealing. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Very forgettable stuff. Coleen's birth date was listed as 06.01.47. Reported for Frontline by Al Austin, Death of a Porn Queen unfolds through the eyes of Applegates parents, friends and colleagues, some of them shady and apparently destructive influences who pass through her life in a gauzy twilight. The whole mess is true. In "Shattered Innocence" entry, escape from and re-entry into the porn business leads to tragic, lonely, and hurtful existence. In 1982 she ran away from home and moved to California where she soon got involved in making adult films under the stage name Shauna Grant. Two years later she was dead. Oh yes, they made a BIG deal about "the pornography business" and how "degrading it is" and how "this always happens" to "those kind of people" when Shauna was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound and later died. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. on October 27, 2019. He even tracked down some of her belongings she had left behind when she changed identities. Be the first one to write a review. The period fashion (early 80's) is dated (and seems especially funny- looking today, in 2002) but absolutely perfect with regards to the timeline of the story. Preliminary investigations by Palm Springs police posed questions regarding the circumstances surrounding Grants death. Mr. Austin is given to observations about Colleen being ''lost,'' ''unprepared'' and so forth. In the film the lead has a fake ID stating she is 21 while she is only 19 but in 1983 the legal drinking age in the US was 19 and didn't change to 21 until 1985. A small town girl gets caught up in the drug-fueled and lucrative nude modeling and porn industry, then her life goes down the toilet. Upon seeing this film again just last night (thanks in part to the "on TV, schedule links" found on this site) I was first struck by my disbelief in the probability of the main character, or any of the other porno actresses/models portrayed in the film, as being seen as physically stunning women. In the light of porn-glamourizing films such as "Boogie Nights", this tepidness accentuates the intent of "Shattered Innocence". But it was made well. Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally as on the Internet. comment. Born in California and later moving to the little tree-lined Minnesota town, pop 3,500, of Farmingdale Colleen was a beautiful and friendly girl.It turned out that her looks and girl-next-door persona was what brought her to the life that she lead and suffered through from 1981 to 1984 ending up with a bullet in her skull. I dont know, her mother said Tuesday. Lee's character was more of a mess than a victim. Two years earlier to the week, she had arrived in Hollywood a fresh and beautiful 18-year-old, full of hope and unfocused dreams, soon to be making $100,000 a year as X-rated film star Shauna Grant, and blowing most of it on fast living and drugs. This only leads one to imagine an even harsher world for girls in pornography today (and is evidenced in the fact that several others have also taken their own lives since this story originally took place). . ''We always got high before we did it,'' says a porn star who taught Applegate the ropes. Applegate's relationship with her boyfriend ended within their first two months in California; Marcell left her to return to Farmington, Minnesota and ultimately joined the U.S. Army. That is no small feat in itself. PBS delivers with ''Death of a Porn Queen,'' the latest offering of its highly respected documentary series ''Frontline,'' at 9 p.m. Tuesday on WTTW- Ch. Reviews There are no reviews yet. web pages Melinda Dillon is memorable as the disapproving mother who understands neither her daughter's restlessness nor how the high-paying porno business would prove as addictive as cocaine to a young girl with nothing to sell but her looks. ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** I've seen this movie in italian,as I do live in Italy. Despite the flat TV movie style presentaion, "Shattered Innocence" kept my attention until the tragic conclusion. All in all this movie is well made because it shows the family background of Pauleen and the psychological tensions and the reason why she leaves her family whereas she is young and beautiful and innocent and the slow but sad destitution of her image and life.It ends with a shooting and we learn that Pauleen killed herself with a long trifle. Pauleen Anderson: [attempts to leave] Fine! Born Colleen Marie Applegate, she was sometimes credited as Callie Aimes, Callie Aims, or Colleen Applegate. Although accurate in its simplicity, it tends to trivialize the adult business; a business which frankly needs no trivialization. Her parents and friends seem perplexed, and the answers ventured by the narrator, Al Austin, who produced the program along with Mike Sullivan and Andy Greenspan, sound as though they were cribbed from teen-age how-not-to books. Born in Southern California but grew up in Minnesota. Select this result to view Colleen Applegate's phone number, address, and more. It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. Shortly before Grants shooting, two unidentified visitors showed up outside the home. Jonna Lee also does well to give us a sense of the innocent, starry-eyed and naive teen who, so soon and so sadly, becomes self-destructive, emotionally and morally devastated, and completely lost in a world of corruption. Shattered Innocence, Wednesday night on CBS, depicts the final years of Miss Applegate, who left her Farmington home in March 1982, posed nude for magazine photos and soon became porn movie star Shauna Grant. Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. Only the father seems somewhat uncharacteristically unfettered by his daughter's lifestyle, which doesn't really ring true for any father with daughters, that I've ever known. However, despite these accolades and her beauty, Grant had some difficulty getting work due to her cocaine addiction and lack of "enthusiasm" during sex scenes. From magazines, Miss Applegate quickly graduated to hard-core movies. Ratterfat McWhiskers Her friendly director passed her along to his cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. Colleen is related to Eugene Keith Applegate and Bradley J Lawton as well as 2 additional people. This biopic shows us the tragic story of Colleen Applegate, who at a very young age moved to Hollywood from the midwest and became porn star Shauna Grant. It was kind of hard to feel sorry for her. Colleen Applegate was born in Bellflower, California. (*SPOILERS*)Those are lines repeated more than once by (the superb) Melinda Dillon, who plays the mother of a young girl (Jonna Lee, as Paulina Anderson) who falls into a devastating life of drug addiction and pornography, which leads to her self-induced death. The film is based on Michael London's article, "The Death of Colleen", which detailed the short life and death of adult film actress Colleen Applegate (known professionally as Shauna Grant). Miss Applegate first answered a newspaper advertisement for ''models.'' Her family moved there in 1973, when her father took a managerial position with Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. Joanna Lee plays the part of Pamela Lee, a porn actress who killed herself at the age of 20 after heavy cocaine addiction with her young life filled with misfortunes. With Jonna Lee, Melinda Dillon, John Pleshette, Kris Kamm. It was our fault. I agree with the comments above about this film. theyre just immature and irresponsible and they think they can come to Hollywood and become a star overnight or theyll just find something.. Before his induction, he informed some residents of her small town that Applegate was involved with pornography, which caused her family much embarrassment. At 20, two years after leaving her hometown of Farmington, Minn., Colleen Applegate killed herself with a .22-caliber rifle. [1] She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1999. The Applegates - Colleen had three younger sisters and one younger brother - cooperated with the producers in hopes that the movie might prevent similar tragedies, said Applegate, who is portrayed by actress Melinda Dillon. At the time of Grants death, two people were playing pool in Ehrlichs house: Brenda Rosenow, a friend of Colleens, and Cal Ardigo, a friend of Ehrlichs. Melinda Dillion, who played Peter Billingsley's mother in "A Christmas Story", plays the mother of his real life siblings (Melissa Michaelsen and Neil Billingsley) in this film. That set the dream in motion. porn star Shauna Grant, who died March 23, 1984, at 20 from a .22-caliber rifle shot to the head. Mel Erman: And do what, go back to pornos? Her personal possessions left behind could fit in a large envelope. I wonder what happened to her. ''Death of a Porn Queen,'' shows the porn industry for what it is--people who are willing to exploit other people for cash. Many liberties were taken with the characters in "Shattered Innocence" but it remains fairly true to actual events/people. 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There, one night in December that year, she consumed a handful of prescription sinus pills in a suicide gesture. I'll just move the hell out of here! Everyone in every family needs to ask this question. All in all, I would rate it a 3*** out of 5. Pauleen chose to enter the adult film world and succumbed to cocaine addiction and ultimately faced the horrible consequences. Applegate attempted suicide in December, 1981 by overdosing on prescription sinus pills. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. This is a movie that could have been tawdry and exploitative, and indeed, I recall reading that the parents of Colleen Applegate (whose life this is loosely based on) were displeased with it, saying it made the pornographers look like they were just running a business and Colleen got into trouble on her own. The desert air dries up my membranes. London's article was featured in the Los Angeles Times six weeks after Applegate's suicide in March 1984. All Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries results for Colleen Applegate. See production, box office & company info, 7224 N. 47th Street Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA. But to correctly remember the American porno, or even modeling, business back in the early 80's, before excessive silicone implanting, collagen injecting and wide-spread plastic surgery use, one must remember that a woman WAS judged beautiful based on her natural features and attributes, not to mention actually being expected to "act" as well as perform sexually in the films. [citation needed], Grant's popularity earned her three acting nominations at the Erotic Film Awards in March, 1984. Mel Erman: You think you're talking to some farmer on the back forty? The movie portrayed them as real straightlaced simpletons, incapable or unwilling to deal with anything outside their "small town" existence. Shattered Innocence depicts a high school cheerleader who is bored and restless with her life in Banning, Kan., and after graduation heads for the bright lights and glitter of Hollywood. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. I have a Patreon if you wish to help out the ch. ''It`s unfortunate that Mother Nature put 18-year-old girls on the planet with beautiful bodies,'' Hicks says in the program. Grant's funeral was held on March 28, 1984, at St. Michael's Church, a Catholic parish near the center of Farmington, Minnesota. Related To Kenneth Nale, Morgan Nale, Lilly Nale, Eric Nale. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. All the acting is solid and Sandor Stern's direction is both careful and easy. She refuses to take anything that just pays minimal wage, even to start gaining experience, and when she does find a profession where the salary for modeling provides a nice wage, she's soon disrobing, and that leads to adult loops and eventually Penthouse and theatrically released adult entertainment. [7][8], On March 14, 1984, she was a multiple nominee and presenter (with John Leslie) at the 8th Annual Adult Film Association Awards show at the Coconut Grove Ambassador Hotel. Born May 30, 1963 Died March 21, 1984 (20) Add to list Awards 3 nominations Known for Virginia 6.2 Virginia (as Colleen Applegate) 1983 Suzie Superstar 6.3 Suzie (as Shana Grant) 1983 Flesh and Laces 5.1 Model (as Colleen Applegate) 1983 Flesh and Laces: Part II 5.8 The high school photos on the yearbook that Pauleen shows Mel would later be shown in future movies, including Soapdish. Mel Erman: [nods disapprovingly] I'm closing the cupboard. 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