Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Hayley Mills | ... | Susan Harper | |
Hywel Bennett | ... | Martin Durnley (Georgie Clifford) | |
Billie Whitelaw | ... | Joan Harper | |
Phyllis Calvert | ... | Enid Durnley | |
Barry Foster | ... | Gerry Henderson | |
Frank Finlay | ... | Henry Durnley | |
Salmaan Peerzada | ... | Shashie Kumar (as Salmaan Peer) | |
Christian Roberts | ... | Philip Harvey | |
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Gretchen Franklin | ... | 'Clarkie' |
Thorley Walters | ... | Sir John Forrester | |
Russell Napier | ... | Professor Fuller | |
Timothy Bateson | ... | Mr. Groom | |
Timothy West | ... | Superintendant Dakin | |
Brian Peck | ... | Det-Sgt Rogers | |
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Richard Davies | ... | 'Taffy' Evans |
Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's Syndrome shut away in an institution, is it any wonder he retreats into an alternate personality - that of six-year-old Georgie? It is Georgie who befriends Susan Harper (Hayley Mills), but friendship soon turns into obsession. When Susan begins to distance herself, something inside Georgie snaps and he embarks on a killing spree, with Susan as the next target. Written by Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
Martin/Georgie is a mommy obsessed psychopath with a mental age of an infant.Georgie dupes his way into beautiful Hayley Mills' residence and the sinister things begin to happen..."Twisted Nerve" is a psychological thriller strongly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho".The camera-work is outstanding as is the acting.There are only two murders shown in the film,so fans of horror will be disappointed.The soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann of "Psycho" fame is truly memorable as is the whistling theme later used by Tarantino in "Kill Bill Vol 1".The characters are well-written and there is strong emphasis on oedipal complex.8 out of 10.