Join Facebook to connect with Colleen Applegate and others you may know. 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. Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. The industry makes the money. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. I have a Patreon if you wish to help out the ch. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. Her family moved there in 1973, when her father took a managerial position with Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. 3. See production, box office & company info, 7224 N. 47th Street Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA. Mel Erman: You think you're talking to some farmer on the back forty? Her lover, distressed by her disorderly habits, made it clear that she would have to leave his apartment. London's article was featured in the Los Angeles Times six weeks after Applegate's suicide in March 1984. 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. Mel Erman: And do what, go back to pornos? Is Kate Forbes Christian Faith A Career Killer? The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Andersons film. She graduated from Farmington Senior high school in 1981. In the Frontline documentary, Marcell refused to speak about his relationship with Applegate, except to say that he no longer cared about her.[6]. [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. There are a lot of kids who come from Farmington, Minnesota, or Banning, Kansas. A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. "In as much . I dont know, her mother said Tuesday. 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. comment. [citation needed] She was buried at the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery in Farmington. Reviews There are no reviews yet. '', See the article in its original context from. While London acted as a consultant on the film, producers changed Applegate's name to "Pauline Anderson" and fictionalized other aspects of her life at her parents' request. (*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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line, Unlike Andor, Mandalorian is going all in on Star Wars lore. Her high school diploma, her cheerleading letters, her confirmation certificate and a copy of Hustler magazine with her picture on the cover. [10], Grant persuaded her friend, veteran porn performer Kelly Nichols, to take over the role Grant had been offered in Matinee Idol. 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. Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. Applegate also died in the same manner and her death was officially ruled a suicide by Palm Springs Police. The high school photos on the yearbook that Pauleen shows Mel would later be shown in future movies, including Soapdish. Members of the adult industry were absent from the ceremony, believing their presence would only exacerbate the familys anguish. But theyve hit a snag, Blake Shelton embarks on last season of The Voice before doing a little bit of nothing, Chris Rocks live Netflix special taps several comedy greats, from Sykes to Seinfeld, Savannah Guthrie exits Today mid-broadcast and tests positive for COVID-19 again, Today viewers express concern for Hoda Kotb amid puzzling absence, Zendaya has a new Euphoria contract with HBO: Shes getting $1 million per episode. Judy Woodruff, Alan Austin, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass. They change. The pay isn't bad - $100 to $1,500 depending on who's doing the shooting. Many liberties were taken with the characters in "Shattered Innocence" but it remains fairly true to actual events/people. The film doesn't have the theatrical style of something like "Star 80", but it's actually a much better film. A drug addict, Grant killed herself after the arrest of her partner in March, 1984. There have been some stirring accounts of the short life of Applegate, a.k.a. 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. Ms. Lee made only a few pictures. Preliminary investigations by Palm Springs police posed questions regarding the circumstances surrounding Grants death. Shauna Grant) was born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 20, 1963. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. He even tracked down some of her belongings she had left behind when she changed identities. Tastefully, with humanity, and completely free of exploitation. Grant died by suicide after the arrest of her partner in March 1984. Colleen was so incredibly young and naive. Pauleen Anderson: [cover her nose] Oh, I fine. There's nothing new here and it's presented in an obvious, watered down, made-for-tv style with annoying over-acting by Lee. Segment from the television program Frontline, Closed captioned for the hearing impaired, There are no reviews yet. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. At 20, two years after leaving her hometown of Farmington, Minn., Colleen Applegate killed herself with a .22-caliber rifle. 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. The back door of Ehrlichs house was a possible means of access to the bedroom and to Grant. I give this an 8 out of 10. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The film is well-acted, especially by Melinda Dillon, who plays the girl's mother. With Jonna Lee, Melinda Dillon, John Pleshette, Kris Kamm. Later I learned that the character depicted in this film was actually based on Colleen Applegate, an adult film star who killed herself in 1984 at 20 years old after battling severe drug addiction and depression. 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. It profiled Colleen Applegate, a small-town Minnesota teenager who, running away to Los Angeles in 1982, soon after became the porn actress known as "Callie Aimes" and then more famously as "Shauna Grant." Blonde, rosy-cheeked and meaty, she was the fantasy girl for every dirty-old-man-next-door. 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. [2] She was sometimes credited as Callie Aimes, Callie Aims, or Colleen Applegate. At times the story slips into scenes of melodrama with soap-opera style images and situations, but that is forgivable over-all. 11. Two years later she was dead. Of course, those in the industry are sad about the death of Shauna Grant. Her personal possessions left behind could fit in a large envelope. 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. 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. Edit your search or learn more. on October 27, 2019. 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. There are somewhat graphic samples here of Applegate earning her pay in porn films, so beware. 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. As we know, they wind up on the streets, Ocamb said. She never fully emerges from her silhouette, remaining in death as she was in life, enigmatic and very, very sad. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 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. 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. 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. For those really interested in Shauna Grant's decline to eventual suicide this movie treats the matter very superficially. I recommend this TV movie to anyone who enjoys a tragic real life story. 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. 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. Although accurate in its simplicity, it tends to trivialize the adult business; a business which frankly needs no trivialization. It's not quite that simple in the movie. 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. 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. Template:Multiple issuesShauna Grant (ne Colleen Marie Applegate; May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984) was an American nude model and pornographic performer. Very forgettable stuff. Is Rep Anna Paulina Luna another George Santos? Coleen can be reached via e-mail c_rapplgate@sbcglobal.net. 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. ''It`s unfortunate that Mother Nature put 18-year-old girls on the planet with beautiful bodies,'' Hicks says in the program. 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. 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. The acting is very good, with actress Melinda Dillon (most recognized as the mother from A Christmas Story) giving a stunningly frustrated and distraught performance. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). We know that Roger Applegate also lived at this address, perhaps within a different time frame. Dr. Packett says there's allergies. I wonder what happened to her. ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** I've seen this movie in italian,as I do live in Italy. She was an actress. (785) 332-2892 is the phone number for Coleen. Everyone in every family needs to ask this question. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Karen Applegate is still searching for answers, four years after her oldest daughter left her small-town Minnesota home for Hollywood, where she became a porn-movie queen and cocaine addict. "You know, you take a typical girl that's used to working at McDonald's or at a shoe store, where she's used to making a minimum wage, and suddenly she's given the opportunity to get made up, and be in front of people who tell her she's beautiful, and make as much money in a day as she was making in three weeks and, um, they change. The gun was discharged from such close range that the bullet left virtually star-shaped holes. In some circles she acquired the nickname "Applecoke" and gained a reputation for being flaky. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 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. Do it. 2. Colleen was a cheerleader in high school and graduated from Farmington High in 1981. She was 20-years old. JavaScript is disabled. Ignoring Hicks' advice, Applegate continued working with World Modeling Agency, where she met veteran porn producer Bobby Hollander. TV movies have a lack of fluidity of camerawork and lack of showmanship as is the case with "Shattered Innocence". Her friendly director passed her along to his cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in. Colleen graduated from Farmington High School in 1981, where she had been a cheerleader. Born in Bellflower, California, Colleen Applegate grew up in the small town of Farmington, Minnesota. Its impossible to know even from this fine film exactly when and where she went wrong, why she shot herself and who is to blame. She was a small town girl from Minnesota. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries. Search the history of over 797 billion All the acting is solid and Sandor Stern's direction is both careful and easy. I will bring you great trailers, behind the scenes material and assorted nonsense about film and pop culture. The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. Her name and hometown were changed in the film, but her mother said: The whole mess is true. **SPOILERS** Surprisingly good made for TV movie about the short life and violent death of Colleen Applegate who was known by her many fans as porno film star Shauna Grant. It may not display this or other websites correctly. [9], At the awards show, Grant agreed to work on her first adult film in 10 months, Matinee Idol. 2. The weapon was owned by her boyfriend, a cocaine dealer. In "Shattered Innocence" entry, escape from and re-entry into the porn business leads to tragic, lonely, and hurtful existence. Seems rather tame, but then again, what's shown is more than enough. The .22-caliber slug ripped through her brain and lodged in the bedroom wall of her boyfriend`s posh home in Palm Springs. How did a cheerleader become a porno star and commit suicide?. Dazzled by the quick money to be made in nude modeling, up to $2,000 a session for national magazines, she soon went for even bigger purses offered by porn films. It was our fault. As a landlady sifts through some abandoned belongings of Colleen Applegates--old Valentines, a high school diploma--youre overwhelmed by sadness. She shot herself. In one high-profile 1984 case, a porn actress named Colleen Applegate, who grew up in Farmington, Minnesota, killed herself after a battle with drugs at age 20. . 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. She left. 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. AKA Colleen Marie Applegate. But it was made well. Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. 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. 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. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. 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. The producers originally had a dramatization closer to the gritty details, but it had to be softened because of prime-time television, production representative Karen Ocamb said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. Shauna Grant) was born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 20, 1963. The young woman whose innocence is shattered is based on real-life porn-star Shauna Grant. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. Her pay rose from $300 a day to around $1,500. Jonna Lee, which was "very watchable" throughout, does a good job of portraying Grant. Even the touching opening and closing theme music strikes home. Score two. porn star Shauna Grant, who died March 23, 1984, at 20 from a .22-caliber rifle shot to the head. She claims Erlich had Applegate killed because he was fearful Applegate might reveal his drug connections. Joanna Lee does an excellent job of portraying this poor young girl. 'FRONTLINE' DOCUMENTARY, 'DEATH OF A PORN QUEEN', https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/09/movies/frontline-documentary-death-of-a-porn-queen.html. Here are the lyrics to that song I was talking about BTW: As a BetterHelp affiliate, we may receive compensation from BetterHelp if you purchase products or services through the links provided. theyre just immature and irresponsible and they think they can come to Hollywood and become a star overnight or theyll just find something.. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. Manage Settings Trivia (6) Disliked the industry in general, but expressed a preference for Joey Silvera as a costar. It was kind of hard to feel sorry for her. Coleen K Applegate, 76. Scenes such as the one where Shauna goes back home for Christmas, proudly showing off a scrapbook of nude photos to her family and then getting rebuffed by her appalled mother, are both tender and sad, and Shauna's fight to reclaim her life at the finale is quite gripping. 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 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. ''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. Card. When Applegate was barred from a Minnesota friend`s wedding because of her new career, it hurt her deeply. Hollander launched her adult film career, suggesting what he felt was a "classy" stage name, Shauna Grant. She was an angel from a small town, no one knew her name, No one ever thought she'd get caught up in the game, Her momma tired to tell her, it's a cold and lonely world, She was looking for a master, he was looking for a slave, He was headed for the top, she was headed for the grave, She had everything she wanted, but she had to give her, There's no reason, it had to end up that way, Her heart was bleeding for someone to take her away, Trying to be a woman in a mixed up world, She had her name up in lights, she was a brand new queen, She had a tear in her eye, as she looked at the screen, Then she thought about the past, it all happened so fast, She headed out of town for the weekend with a friend, No one ever knew she was headed for the end, They found her on a bed, a revolver in her hand, That didn't want to be a small town girl, But it was not her fault. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. When mother Melinda Dillon discovers this, she is repulsed, even more so when Lee returns home for Christmas, boasting about her real work, of course leaving out the fact that she is doing drugs. 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. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 6 files . Also, detectives noted Ehrlich avoided prison for a time by providing authorities with information. Born in Bellflower, California, Colleen Applegate grew up in the small town of Farmington, Minnesota. Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally asShauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. [1] She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1999. Grant was provided with her own make-up artist, 27-year-old Laurie Smith (who was also an adult star). Mr. Austin is given to observations about Colleen being ''lost,'' ''unprepared'' and so forth. You let me be Colleen; you didnt expect me to be anyone else, she says about Erlich on an audio tape discovered in his house. Her mother loves her but doesnt excuse or condone her behavior. And why? Ratterfat McWhiskers Eventually, her identity lost, her mind and body ravaged by cocaine, Colleen Applegate committed suicide.. 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 . [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. Shortly before Grants shooting, two unidentified visitors showed up outside the home. Born Colleen Marie Applegate, she was sometimes credited as Callie Aimes, Callie Aims, or Colleen Applegate. The desert air dries up my membranes. Why Netflix is dabbling in livestreaming, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. There have been some stirring accounts of the. Jonna Lee was pretty good in this role. 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. Anyone can read what you share. Colleen Marie Applegate, known by her stage name Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American nude model and pornographic performer. . Before his induction, he informed some residents of her small town that Applegate was involved with pornography, which caused her family much embarrassment. The second best result is Colleen Joy Applegate age 50s in Spokane, WA in the East Central neighborhood. 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. [citation needed]), Her first pictorial's theme featured a mock camping set and was published by Club. They try to intervene but she wants the family to love her on her terms, not theirs, Ocamb said. The movie was made because Colleen Applegates story is representative of so many young people, Ocamb said. ''Because the mind of a typical 18-year-old is not prepared to make the right decisions in this town with these opportunists. This 1988 made for t.v. Miss Applegate first answered a newspaper advertisement for ''models.'' 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. ''We always got high before we did it,'' says a porn star who taught Applegate the ropes. 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. The whole mess is true. It is really a sad and moving story, well directed and acted. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. 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 brief, two-year career. The movie portrayed them as real straightlaced simpletons, incapable or unwilling to deal with anything outside their "small town" existence. In June 1990, Applegate's mother Karen Applegate appeared on the tabloid news show Hard Copy (1987) where she disputed the official ruling (she would later appear Entertainment Tonight (1981) echoing the same sentiment). 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. Everyday that we insist on fragmenting ourselves we ensure that we will continue to produce this type of individual. She retired from adult films in 1983. It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. 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. I think the producers and writers try to take aim at the pornography industry for the sleazy business it is, but this girl's impatience with life and desire to "have it all" the fast and easy way seem just as much to blame for what happened to her. A few days after the awards show, Marcell, her former boyfriend flew to Los Angeles to visit her, but Grant forgot about his arrival. . The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. ''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. ''Death of a Porn Queen,'' shows the porn industry for what it is--people who are willing to exploit other people for cash. When the masses tune in, they will be shocked but not by sex. She quit the adult film business for a short time following Grant's suicide. Sadly, she took her life on March 23, 1984. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. She then started using cocaine to lose weight. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. 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