Raising Cain (1992)

Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter. Her own ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writer:

Brian De Palma

Stars:

John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Lithgow	...	Carter / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
Lolita Davidovich	...	Jenny
Steven Bauer	...	Jack Dante
Frances Sternhagen	...	Dr. Lynn Waldheim
Gregg Henry	...	Lt. Terri
Tom Bower	...	Sgt. Cully
Mel Harris	...	Sarah
Teri Austin	...	Karen
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Nan
Barton Heyman	...	Mack
Amanda Pombo	...	Amy
Kathleen Callan	...	Emma
Ed Hooks	...	Coroner
Jim Johnson	...	Night Clerk
Karen Kahn	...	Saleslady

Storyline

Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter. Her own adulterous affair with an old flame, however, causes her to neglect her motherly duties until a spate of local kidnapings forces her to accept the possibility that he may be trying to recreate the twisted mind-control experiments of his discreditied psychologist father.

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Plot Keywords:

psychologist | same actor playing twin role | blood | cult director | long take | 

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Taglines:

De Mented, De Ranged, De Ceptive, De Palma

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and terror violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Demente

Filming Locations:

Los Altos, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,370,057 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pacific Western

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The long take as Dr. Waldheim, Lt. Terri and Sgt. Cully walk thorough police headquarters when the Dr. keeps wanting to take the wrong hallway, goes down two sets of stairs and takes the elevator down to the basement morgue lasts 4 minutes 14 seconds.

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Quotes

Carter: Hickory dickory dock. Cain has picked his lock.

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Connections

References Tenebre (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Morning (from 'Peer Gynt')"
by Edvard Grieg

User Reviews

not as bad as it could be!

Yes, it's bad for the man who made Carrie, but it's not as bad as it might be. A lot of it is tongue-in-cheek (witness the long tracking shot of the pet psychologist explaining split personalities) and it has some terrific bizarre moments, not least the scariest drowning-in-a-car scene in film history. It's a very weird movie and John Lithgow gives a great camp performance in it. I don't know if Brian set out to make a schlocky trash movie but that's what he did, and as such, it's fun. Watch it and see.