As we know, they wind up on the streets, Ocamb said. "In as much . 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. 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. I also might mention that admirers of the big-screen films "Star 80", "Hardcore" or "Boogie Nights" (in particular, the comparison between the Adult Film Awards ceremony in Shattered Innocence and Boogie Nights is interesting) might like this film, or vice versa 7/10 Sad, but worthwhile watching. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 6 files . Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. You are using an out of date browser. As Austin says, this show is about dreams, values, choices, drugs and porn. Left on her own and reluctant to go back to making porn flicks, Miss Applegate apparently went to pieces, using up all the cocaine she could find in the process. [2] She was sometimes credited as Callie Aimes, Callie Aims, or Colleen Applegate. The plot continually amplified this and we were left to conclude that this lack of unconditional love and understanding was the main reason for Shauna's suicide. H.264 IA . Segment from the television program Frontline, Closed captioned for the hearing impaired, There are no reviews yet. 1 videocassette (58 min.) Her family moved there in 1973, when her father took a managerial position with Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. The whole mess is true. 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. But they assume no responsibility for her death, and they continue to exploit the Colleen Applegates of tomorrow. Despite the flat TV movie style presentaion, "Shattered Innocence" kept my attention until the tragic conclusion. The movie was made because Colleen Applegates story is representative of so many young people, Ocamb said. 3. After lingering for two days on life support Colleen finally passed away on March 23 1984 just two months shy of her 21th birthday. 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. Applegate said she is generally satisfied with the film, although she felt the horror of the worlds of pornography and cocaine addiction were soft- pedaled. 2. Born in Southern California but grew up in Minnesota. By what name was Shattered Innocence (1988) officially released in Canada in English? Her lover, distressed by her disorderly habits, made it clear that she would have to leave his apartment. But Hicks advised Applegate to get out of nude modeling quickly, because when all of the magazines had used her, the only thing left for her would be hardcore movies. Her pay rose from $300 a day to around $1,500. 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. ''I photograph women in an attempt to bring beauty out of their bodies,'' says one of them, who then tells of his concern over the perils facing kids in women's bodies. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Porn on PBS has a certain ring to it. Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. She was an actress. I wonder what happened to her. They change. The program keeps insisting there's a lesson of some sort here, but it can't quite figure out what it is, other than that 18-year-olds who run away to Hollywood and answer advertisements for models are asking for trouble. As Shauna Grant, she made dozens of popular adult movies, usually plot-oriented. In some circles she acquired the nickname "Applecoke" and gained a reputation for being flaky. [10], Grant persuaded her friend, veteran porn performer Kelly Nichols, to take over the role Grant had been offered in Matinee Idol. ''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. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. 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. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. She died on 21 March 1984 in Palm Springs, California, USA. [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. He even tracked down some of her belongings she had left behind when she changed identities. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. 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. Coleen can be reached via e-mail c_rapplgate@sbcglobal.net. Rumor had it that Shauna Grants family weren't too pleased about the movie.despite the fact that they co-operated and were compensated by the production company. The question worried on tonight's ''Frontline'' offering, on Channel 13 at 10 o'clock, is how a nice girl like Colleen Applegate could have been transformed into Shauna Grant, star of ''Flesh and Lace,'' and why she should have committed suicide. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Can't take your eyes off of it, even though I know the people in the porn business saw a young beautiful woman mostly likely lied to her and worse, but either than that awesome characters, The true story of Colleen Applegate/Shauna Grant, A Family treated TV bio-pic "flavor of the moment", Shauna Grant, Based on the life and death of Colleen Applegate. 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. 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This 1988 made for t.v. Lee's character was more of a mess than a victim. They have also lived in Liberty Lake, WA and Staten Island, NY. Her family moved to the small town of Farmington, Minnesota in 1973 when her father, Philip Applegate, took a managerial position with the Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. There are somewhat graphic samples here of Applegate earning her pay in porn films, so beware. The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Andersons film. 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. Applegate's story became the basis of a 1988 TV movie called "Shattered Innocence." The Los Angeles Times in 1994 examined the deaths of three porn actresses, and noted that, at the . The second is to change the name of the original program, ''Death of an American Girl,'' coproduced by WCCO Minneapolis and WGBH Boston, to ''Death of a Porn Queen.'' On March 21st 1984, Grant committed suicide at the age of twenty in Palm Springs by shooting herself with a . 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. 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. The film doesn't have the theatrical style of something like "Star 80", but it's actually a much better film. At the same time Jake Ehrlich, another boyfriend and cocaine supplier for Grant, telephoned from prison informing her that their relationship was over and that Grant had to move out of his home in Palm Springs. Reviews There are no reviews yet. The desert air dries up my membranes. She was 20-years old. It was our fault. Do it. Sadly, she took her life on March 23, 1984. Colleen is related to Eugene Keith Applegate and Bradley J Lawton as well as 2 additional people. 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. He tells of their happy months together before he was sent to prison for dealing. : 1/2 in Host, Judy Woodruff; narrator, Al Austin Segment from the television program Frontline Closed captioned for the hearing impaired VHS "FRON513K." Addeddate 2019-10-27 02:50:10 This porn does not excite, it disturbs. Pauleen Anderson: [attempts to leave] Fine! Joanna Lee does an excellent job of portraying this poor young girl. 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. Also, detectives noted Ehrlich avoided prison for a time by providing authorities with information. Mr. Austin is given to observations about Colleen being ''lost,'' ''unprepared'' and so forth. Edit your search or learn more. Although accurate in its simplicity, it tends to trivialize the adult business; a business which frankly needs no trivialization. She was a "Miss American Pie" who traded rural Minnesota for Hollywood glitter, but Colleen Applegate's stardom came only through Penthouse and Hustler magazines and movies such as "Flesh and Laces." At age 20, the conflict between Colleen and her pornographic persona, Shauna Grant, ended in Palm Springs with a 22-caliber rifle bullet . Born in Bellflower, California, Colleen Applegate grew up in the small town of Farmington, Minnesota. Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. Everyday that we insist on fragmenting ourselves we ensure that we will continue to produce this type of individual. After arriving in Los Angeles, Applegate and Marcell unsuccessfully pursued several employment leads. 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