Child Actors and Movie Budgets

Some of my favorite movies are about kids ("The Goonies" and "E.T."). Looking at these films from a production perspective gives an entirely different way of filmmaking that are dominated by child labor laws. For example, a teacher liaison must be on set at all times when children are present not only to protect them but also to spend a certain number of hours teaching them what they miss in school. Also, children cannot work as many hours as adults. All of these elements affect the film budget so they must be taken into consideration when making a movie with child actors.

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