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Title Pretty poison / 20th Century Fox ; a Lawrence Turman production ; screenplay by Lorenzo Semple, Jr. ; produced by Marshal Backlar and Noel Black ; directed by Noel Black ; produced by Lawrence Turman, Inc. and Mollino Productions, Inc.

Publication Info. Glendale, CA : Twilight Time, Red Jam, LLC ; Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Video  PN1997 .P73 2016    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Edition Limited edition of 3,000 units.
Description 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm).
digital optical stereo
video file Blu-ray
all regions
Physical Medium polychrome
Series The limited edition series
Limited edition series (Twilight Time (Firm))
System Details Blu-ray; 1080p high definition; 2.0 DTS-HD MA (listed as 1.0 DTS-HD MA on container).
Cast Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland, John Randolph, Dick O'Neill, Clarice Blackburn.
Credits Director of photography, David Quaid ; editor, William Ziegler ; music, Johnny Mandel.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
Based on the novel "She let him continue" by Stephen Geller.
1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Summary A dark comic thriller about a disturbed young man (Anthony Perkins) recently released from a mental institution who falls for a radiant All-American teenager (Tuesday Weld). Only trouble is, she turns out to be the genuinely psychotic one of the pair, leading him into a series of "secret missions" that inevitably culminate in murder.
Note Special features include: isolated music and effects soundtrack; audio commentary with with executive producer Lawrence Turman, and film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman; audio commentary with director Noel Black and film historian Robert Fischer; deleted script and commentary; original theatrical trailer.
Audience MPAA rating: R--Publisher's website.
Language In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Subject Ex-mental patients -- Drama.
Ex-mental patients.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject False personation -- Drama.
False personation.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Murder -- Drama.
Murder.
Genre/Form Crime films.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Dark comedy films.
Dark comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Black, Noel, 1937-2014, film director, film producer.
Backlar, Marshal, film producer.
Semple, Lorenzo, Jr., 1923-2014, screenwriter.
Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992, actor.
Weld, Tuesday, 1943- actor.
Garland, Beverly, 1926-2008, actor.
Randolph, John, 1915-2004, actor.
O'Neill, Dick, 1928-1998, actor.
Blackburn, Clarice, 1921-1995, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Geller, Stephen. She let him continue.
Lawrence Turman, Inc., production company.
Mollino Productions, Inc., production company.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, film distributor.
Twilight Time (Firm), publisher.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher.
Added Title Pretty poison (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004117262
Standard No. 811956021533