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Pretty Poison (1968)
Directed by Noel Black
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Overview
Dennis is a delusional arsonist out on parole. Sue Ann is the seemingly guileless girl-next-door drum majorette he draws into his paranoid scheme to destroy a chemical factory.
Rated R | Length 89 minutes
Actors
Anthony Perkins | Tuesday Weld | Beverly Garland | John Randolph | Dick O'Neill | Clarice Blackburn | Joseph Bova | Ken Kercheval | Don Fellows | Parker Fennelly | Bill Sorrells | Tom Gorman | Paul Larson | Gil Rogers | Dan Morgan | Jay Barney | Timothy Callahan | William Fort | Maurice Ottinger | George Ryan | Ed Wagner
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/15/2024 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’ve had this movie on my radar for a long time and I’ve owned the Blu-ray from Twilight Time for a while now, so it was finally time to watch it. This is a pretty disturbing film especially for its time. Tuesday Weld turns in a great performance as an innocent high school girl who gets mixed up with Hopkins’ character who has recently been released from a mental institution for committing arson when he was a teenager. The film does a great job playing with stereotypes. Under the surface of the idyllic small-town setting lies the unease and rot of a society starting to come apart at the seams. The problem is no one seems to notice.
This is a nicely compact story that clocks in at a curt 89 minutes and wastes no time getting right into things while still doing a great job of giving the main characters enough depth, history and motivation to propel things forward.
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