Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields, ’80s icon and household name, was a child model before she came to prominence in Louis Malle’s controversial film "Pretty Baby" at age 12. With a series of provocative Calvin Klein jeans ads and leading roles in 1980s teensploitation hits "The Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love," Shields’ early career was defined by a sexuality that she could neither claim nor comprehend.

  • Released: 2023-01-20
  • Runtime: 136 minutes
  • Genre: Documentaries
  • Stars: Brooke Shields, Greg Butler
  • Director: Lana Wilson
 Comments
  • blanbrn - 1 June 2023
    Well done in depth doc on the life and coming of age and understanding of the beautiful Brooke!
    Growing up and even today as a man I always thought that actress and model Brooke Shields was one of the most beautiful women in the world and still is. Well this "Hulu" doc called "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" backs that claim up as it presents things in a blunt and truth telling way with clips, old pictures and interviews with friends, family, and even Brooke herself. Done in two parts the doc follows her from pretty baby to young model and actress, to growing up off to college at Princeton to becoming a successful adult woman. As in the 1980's Brooke was the most famous teenager in the world, yet it was all controversial as in those days her images, photos, and pictures all felt high sexualized to the public. As her early film roles as a 12 year old prostitute in 1978's "Pretty Baby" and starring in hormone and racy driven films like "Endless Love" and "The Blue Lagoon" really did stereotype her image. Still nothing came between Shields and her Calvin ads. Most notable a highlight was the struggle with her mom and manager Teri, plus spotlighted were her relationships with Dean Cain(who it's believed that Brooke lost her virginity to) and Michael Jackson, and her first marriage to tennis great Andre Agassi before she got it right with her current husband as she achieved motherhood with two daughters. Overall super doc that any fans of Shields should watch as it plays tribute to the beautiful Brooke.
  • domotime2 - 10 April 2023
    Eh. Autobiography is Oversimplified. Skims over biggest moments
    It sounds like the Brooke shields story is definitely one deserved to be told. Staring in a bunch of controversial movies as a kid, becoming an icon in the 80s and 90s, and then semi fizling out kd the limelight. Toss in an over bearing, wild mother agent and this story has it all.

    But since it's in Brooke Shields words, everything seems like everyone else's fault, she glosses over the most intriguing things like a) who raped you???? B) what was the real story behind mjax c) the agassi marriage ended so abruptly d) you fired your mother?? Id love to hear what others have to say about a lot of these stories and just her best friends.

    It was a nice trip down memory lane, that's for sure. I also think Brooke Shields seems like a great person and I applaud the fact she didn't 100% turn herself into some sobbing victim story. She seemed to have taken most of her life in stride and I think thats awesome of her.