Genre Country Director Actor

Twisted Nerve

Roy Boulting, 1968

Film Description

Martin can be very good but when he's bad he becomes a child with the mind of a psychopath. He's already killed his stepfather and his landlady and now he's after Susan. "Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl."

Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett), who has a childish alter ego "Georgie”, lives with his mother Enid (Phyllis Calvert) and a nouveau riche stepfather (Frank Finlay) he resents intensely. Enid dotes on Martin, largely because her first son Pete is a "mongol", and she is afraid that Martin may inherit a similar affliction. One day whilst shopping Martin encounters Susan Harper (Hayley Mills), an attractive student currently working as a librarian. Adopting the guise of retarded Georgie, Martin befriends Susan and an innocent friendship is initiated. However friendship soon turns to obsession and Martin embarks on a killing spree with Susan as his ultimate target…

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By PSH on 31st May 2007

I remember seeing this film when it first came out. Old age and memory loss causes me to forget most of it but I remember a stunning scene where the completely red scr... more >