Pretty Poison (1968)
Directed by Noel Black
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Crime Thriller |
Release Date - Jul 19, 1968 (USA - Unknown), Jul 19, 1968 (USA) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Easygoing but psychotic Dennis (Anthony Perkins) is released from jail, where he has served a sentence for his complicity in a suspicious death. Wandering through a small, working-class New England town, Dennis befriends apparently normal high school A-student Sue Ann (Tuesday Weld). He fills her head with lies about his imaginary career as a secret agent. She is thrilled, and makes up her mind to join him in his further adventures. This jet-black "who's manipulating who?" seriocomedy was adapted by Lorenzo Semple Jr. from Stephen Geller's novel She Let Him Continue.
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ex-convict, high-school, matricide, mental-illness, murder, small-town