Twisted (1986)

One evening the Collins find their maid Mrs. Murdock at the end of their steps: dead, neck broken. Obviously she had an accident. Consequently they need a new babysitter for an upcoming big... See full summary »

Director:

Adam Holender

Writers:

Jack Horrigan (play), Glenn Kershaw (screenplay),

Stars:

Lois Smith, Christian Slater, Dina Merrill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lois Smith	...	Helen Giles
Christian Slater	...	Mark Collins
Dina Merrill	...	Nell Kempler
Tandy Cronyn	...	Evelyn Collins
Dan Ziskie	...	Phillip Collins
Brooke Tracy	...	Susan Collins
John Cunningham	...	Jim Kempler
Edward Marshall	...	Karl Yaeger
Laurie Kennedy	...	Peg Yaeger
J.C. Quinn	...	Sheriff
Ralph Buckley	...	Deputy
Karl Taylor	...	Williams
Noelle Parker	...	Jeanette
Michael Benhar	...	Metz
Dan Lounsbery	...	Chemistry Teacher

Storyline

One evening the Collins find their maid Mrs. Murdock at the end of their steps: dead, neck broken. Obviously she had an accident. Consequently they need a new babysitter for an upcoming big party. The sensible Helen meets little Susan Collins at the discount market and likes her, so she offers to do the job. She doesn't know Susan's teenage brother Mark - technically skilled and good in school, but restive and cunning. As soon as the parents have left, he starts psychologically terrorizing Helen and his sister with electronic tricks.

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Plot Keywords:

babysitter | fireplace | cat | animal trap | babysitting | 

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Taglines:

A step beyond insanity.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Twisted: A Step Beyond Insanity

Filming Locations:

Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Just before Mark is bullied on Main Street by Williams, his hair goes from dry to wet and back to dry again.

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Quotes

Helen Giles: [after getting fed up with Mark blaring an English version of the Nazi Grand March] Mark turn off that noise.
Mark Collins: Noise? I don't hear any noise, it's the Grand March Helen, come on join the parade, come on get in step, feel it.

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Connections

References Firefox (1982)

User Reviews

Before "The Good Son", there was "Twisted."

Before Mac Culkin ever played that psychotic little killer kid in "The Good Son", Christian Slater was serial killer in the making, Mark Collins in "Twisted."

A new family moves into a quiet, small town. But the body count goes up thanks to that oblivious family's completely sociopathic teenaged son (or as their parents like to say, "he's our adolescent"). Forget the part of the story involving the parents as it is of no consequence to the main point: watching this kid Mark who's hobbies include torturing small animals and bumping off babysitters.

You can get lost in how absolutely deranged this kid is, at times wanting to jump on the screen and beat the crap out of him yourself. He's such a giant, scary wierdo. And that's your whole movie, really. I can't tell you enough how wierd he is. And, like another viewer pointed out, how did the parents never suspect anything? I suppose they were (listen to what they mention about him about the night of the first murder), though they may have unlikely realized to what level of insanity he was on. And how they couldn't figure that out when his little wiener sister did was beyond me, too.

All I can say is that this movie was Super Creep. Super Creep. It's Super Creepy, yeah!