Poison Ivy (1992)

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

Director:

Katt Shea (as Katt Shea Ruben)

Writers:

Melissa Goddard (story), Andy Ruben (screenplay)

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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.

Storyline

Ivy ('Drew Barrymore'), a sexy teen who lives with her aunt, moves in with a reclusive teen (Gilbert) and slowly works her way into the lives of her adopted family. The mother (Ladd) is sickly and can't sexually satisfy her husband (Skerritt) any more, and to the daughter's horror, Ivy begins seducing her father.

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Plot Keywords:

erotic thriller | female bonding | teenage girl | seduction | unfaithful husband | 

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Taglines:

What Ivy wants, Ivy gets.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sensuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Our House

Filming Locations:

2208 West Live Oak Drive, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,829,804

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, MG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min (R-rated) 93 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leonardo DiCaprio had a very brief cameo in the film as a student. This is actually his only film where he did not have a speaking role.

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Goofs

The magnetic key holder is located on the fiberglass part of the Corvette and would not 'stick' there.

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Quotes

Ivy: It won't ever happen again.

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Alternate Versions

In the unrated version, there is an additional scene (at about 30:30) after Ivy and Sylvie hitch a ride home from the tatoo parlor. Sylvie complains about her looks, and Ivy tells her she's "beautiful". They kiss, and Sylvie looks bothered.

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Connections

Referenced in Gossip Girl: Poison Ivy (2007)

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Soundtracks

MAMA NEVER TOLD ME
Written and Performed by Dan Shea

User Reviews

A movie that's more about loneliness than it is an erotic thriller

I really enjoyed the two main characters in the movie - Cooper ( played by Sara Gilbert ) and Ivy ( Drew Barrymore is brilliant in this character ). The film focuses on there friendship and feeling alone as a teenager. I really liked the dialogue between the characters. Especially when Ivy meets Cooper's mother ( played by Cheryl Ladd ) and talks about her own mother and how she flinched every time she touched her and how she died long before she really did. It's just great. Ivy's loneliness soon starts to evaporate as she gains a mother in Chery Ladd, a friend in Sara Gilbert, but then she sets her eyes on Cooper's father ( played by Tom Skerrit ) and wants him in an intimate way. And this is where the movie starts to get erotic as she seduces her best friend's father. But Cooper is starting to see Ivy's evil intentions .....