Shattered Innocence

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). London's article was featured in the Los Angeles Times six weeks after Applegate's suicide in March 1984. 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.