Twisted Nerve
7.0
“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.”
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.
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Cast
16 people
Hayley Mills
Susan Harper
Known for
Trap
The Parent Trap
Hywel Bennett
Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Neverwhere
Billie Whitelaw
Joan Harper
Known for
Merlin
The Omen
Frank Finlay
Henry Durnley
Known for
The Pianist
Lifeforce
Barry Foster
Gerry Henderson
Known for
Frenzy
Maurice
Phyllis Calvert
Enid Durnley
Known for
Indiscreet
Salmaan Peerzada
Shashie Kadir
Known for
Joyland
Christian Roberts
Philip Harvey
Known for
To Sir, with Love
The Last Valley
Gretchen Franklin
Clarkie
Known for
EastEnders
The Night Visitor
Timothy West
Superintendant Dakin
Known for
Going Postal
Gentleman Jack
Thorley Walters
Sir John Forrester
Known for
Vampire Circus
Frankenstein Created Woman
Russell Napier
Professor Fuller
Known for
The Blood Beast Terror
Roy Boulting Director · Leo Marks Screenplay Roger Marshall Story
United States release February 26, 1969 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Charter Film Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 20, 1968
Theatrical
United States · February 26, 1969
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany
October 16, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 4, 2007 · Physical · DVD
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