Twisted Nerve
Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.
1968 • 112 min • Thriller · Horror
Synopsis
Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
Our family guide
Best from age 16- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 68 Audience · 60 · 49%
A troubled young man, Martin Durnley, adopts a child-like alter ego named Georgie to cope with his difficult family life. After a chance encounter, he develops an intense and dangerous obsession with a kind young woman, leading to tragic consequences.
- Violence & peril
- 7/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- A disturbing depiction of mental instability leading to violence
- Portrayal of a character with Down syndrome, which some may find outdated or stereotypical
- Implied sexual violence and a murder scene
Talk about it after
- Understanding mental health and its portrayal in film
- The dangers of obsession and unhealthy relationships
- How communication can prevent misunderstandings
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Top billed cast
Director: Roy Boulting • Crew: Leo Marks, Roger Marshall, Roy Boulting
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Twisted Nerve (1968) Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**_Hayley Mills in a late 60’s psychological drama-thriller_** A 22 years-old man (Hywel Bennett) cops a childlike personality to get close to a winsome library worker in London (Mills). He seeks to get his foot in the door of her mother’s boarding house. Havoc ensues.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (60)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0063729