Poison Ivy (1992)

Director:

Katt Shea

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Goddard (story)
Andy Ruben (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What Ivy wants, Ivy gets.

Plot:

A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Hypochondriac | Midlife Crisis | Introvert | Automobile Accident

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sara Gilbert	...	Sylvie Cooper
Drew Barrymore	...	Ivy
Tom Skerritt	...	Darryl Cooper
Cheryl Ladd	...	Georgie Cooper
Alan Stock	...	Bob
Jeanne Sakata	...	Isabelle
E.J. Moore	...	Kid
J.B. Quon	...	Another Kid
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Guy (as Leonardo Di Caprio)
Michael Goldner	...	Man in Car
Charley Hayward	...	Tiny
Time Winters	...	Old Man
Billy Kane	...	James
Tony Ervolina	...	Man on Screen
Mary Gordon Murray	...	M.D.

MPAA:

Rated R for sensuality and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min | USA:88 min (R-rated version) | USA:93 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | Iceland:14 (video rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) (2005) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Germany:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Original title: "Ivy" and "Our House".

Goofs:

Continuity: A few scenes before the car accident, Ivy's injury is visible, but very light on her chest. Once the car accident occurs, the injury is in the same place, but much darker.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[on Ivy]
Sylvie Cooper: She's definitely a turnoff - too overt. I mean, most girls don't fly through the air with their skirt around their waist.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Defunct (2008)

Soundtrack:

THE SALT OF JOY

Pretty spooky

Poison Ivy simply tells the story of a young girl who definitely gets what she wants and even resorts to murder if needs be. All four of the main characters you can develop some feeling for, and you could even feel sorry for Drew Barrymore's Ivy, although I did feel as if sometimes some characters were simply failing to believe what was pretty obvious to everyone else.

An 18-year-old Barrymore shines in this role, and Cheryl Ladd is also very convincing.

A young Leonardo Di Caprio makes an appearance in a perfectly watchable (but also rather short) film, with good direction from the relatively unknown Katt Shea.