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:

female bonding | teenage girl | seduction | erotic thriller | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely based on a true story.

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Goofs

In the last scene when Sylvie pushes Ivy over the balcony, Ivy holds onto Sylvie's necklace and she is hanging backwards to the ground. In the next shot when the chain breaks Ivy starts falling down forward to the ground and eventually falls down facing the ground.

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Quotes

Ivy: No, Fred, come here.
Sylvie Cooper: No, Fred, come here.

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Alternate Versions

The unrated version contains about thiry seconds of extra footage from Ivy's and Sylvie's father's first sexual encounter (after the party, after Sylvie's mother is asleep).

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Connections

Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007)

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Soundtracks

VERY FIRST LIE
Written by Jim Ellison
Performed by Material Issue
Courtesy of Mercury Records
by arrangement with Polygram Special Products

User Reviews

Morbid, intriguing, trashy.

It would be the easiest thing to simply dismiss this film as yet another sleazy erotic melodrama (which it undoubtedly is), but the result is too intriguing, and too offbeat, to be ignored. Although this film will disappoint those who are expecting a well-made thriller or even an explicitly erotic movie because it's tame and practically suspenseless, it has an air of weirdness and morbidity that places it slightly above most of the run-of-the-mill entries in this genre. The performances are mostly one-note but convincing enough. Visually, it's a grim, underproduced film, but it does have a "special" atmosphere.

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)

Opening Weekend USA:

$119,840, 10 May 1992

Gross USA:

$1,829,804

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,829,804

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, MG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1