Dern got her first credited role, and starred alongside in the 1980 coming-of-age film . At the age of 11, she had originally auditioned for a different role after telling casting directors that she was 14. In 1985, she was cast two weeks before production began as protagonist Connie Wyatt, a carefree 15-year-old girl who grabs the attention of a predatory stranger, in the film . The film won the Gran.
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