obsession,down syndrome,stepfather,boarding house

Twisted Nerve (1968)

Poster for Twisted Nerve

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 is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roy Boulting
  • Profile picture of Hayley Mills
    Susan Harper Hayley Mills
  • Profile picture of Hywel Bennett
    Martin (Georgie) Durnley Hywel Bennett
  • Profile picture of Billie Whitelaw
    Joan Harper Billie Whitelaw
  • Profile picture of Frank Finlay
    Henry Durnley Frank Finlay
  • Profile picture of Barry Foster
    Gerry Henderson Barry Foster
  • Profile picture of Phyllis Calvert
    Enid Durnley Phyllis Calvert
  • Profile picture of Salmaan Peerzada
    Shashie Kadir Salmaan Peerzada
  • Profile picture of Christian Roberts
    Philip Harvey Christian Roberts

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Keywords

  • obsession
  • down syndrome
  • stepfather
  • boarding house