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Turmeltuneet

Original title: Pretty Poison
  • 19681968
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.7K
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Turmeltuneet (1968)
When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.
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When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Noel Black
  • Writers
    • Stephen Geller(novel "She Let Him Continue")
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Tuesday Weld
    • Beverly Garland
  • Director
    • Noel Black
  • Writers
    • Stephen Geller(novel "She Let Him Continue")
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Tuesday Weld
    • Beverly Garland
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:52
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    Photos66

    Beverly Garland in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, and Beverly Garland in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Beverly Garland in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Turmeltuneet (1968)
    Anthony Perkins and John Randolph in Turmeltuneet (1968)

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    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • Dennis Pitt
    Tuesday Weld
    Tuesday Weld
    • Sue Ann Stepanek
    Beverly Garland
    Beverly Garland
    • Mrs. Stepanek
    John Randolph
    John Randolph
    • Morton Azenauer
    Dick O'Neill
    Dick O'Neill
    • Bud Munsch
    Clarice Blackburn
    Clarice Blackburn
    • Mrs. Bronson
    Joseph Bova
    • Pete
    Ken Kercheval
    Ken Kercheval
    • Harry Jackson
    Don Fellows
    Don Fellows
    • Detective
    George Ryan's Winslow High-Steppers
    • Drillmaster & Team
    Jay Barney
      Timothy Callahan
      • Plainclothes Cop
      • (uncredited)
      Parker Fennelly
      • Sam Joyals
      • (uncredited)
      William Fort
      • Cop
      • (uncredited)
      Tom Gorman
      • First Detective
      • (uncredited)
      Paul Larson
      • Mrs. Stepanek's Boyfriend
      • (uncredited)
      Dan Morgan
      • Man at Police Station
      • (uncredited)
      Maurice Ottinger
      • Highway Policeman
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Noel Black
      • Writers
        • Stephen Geller(novel "She Let Him Continue")
        • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay by)
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Tuesday Weld hated working with director Noel Black and told film critic Rex Reed that she thought she gave her "worst performance" in the film.
      • Quotes

        [on sex]

        Sue Ann Stepanek: You know, when grown-ups do it, it's kind of dirty. That's because there's no one to punish them.

      • Connections
        Featured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
      • Soundtracks
        The Thunderer
        Music by John Philip Sousa

      User reviews62

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      9/10
      T. Weld is a LIT FLAME!
      The sleeper of 1968, this little-scene film is frightening with Tuesday Weld giving her best performance as a self-centered tinderbox of passion and greed. Anthony Perkins is his usual affable set of nervous tics and equally as good. What happened to this director? What happened to this film? The script has you guessing from beginning to end and it's a great payoff eventually.

      A definite 9 out of 10 (the music is strictly bad tv score) in a great location in New England that hopefully will come out on DVD eventually. If you've never appreciated Ms. Weld before, this is the one you should try to track down. Strange story, wonderful cinematography, and sensitive lead performances make this one special.
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      • shepardjessica
      • Jun 24, 2004

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 6, 1968 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • Russian
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • De fördärvade
      • Filming locations
        • Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
      • Production companies
        • Twentieth Century Fox
        • Lawrence Turman
        • Mollino Productions
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $1,800,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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