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Poison Ivy

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Poison Ivy (1992)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:11

Rotten:14

Average Rating:5/10

Runtime: 3 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Lonely teen Sylvie Cooper befriends sexy schoolmate Ivy and watches as Ivy moves into her home and slowly takes over the Cooper family. A little girl gone bad, she seduces Sylvie's father and... Lonely teen Sylvie Cooper befriends sexy schoolmate Ivy and watches as Ivy moves into her home and slowly takes over the Cooper family. A little girl gone bad, she seduces Sylvie's father and betrays the bedridden mother. Ripping the family apart, Ivy situates herself as the new mother. Only Sylvie can save her family. [More]

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Cheryl Ladd, Tom Skerritt, Sara Gilbert

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Cheryl Ladd, Tom Skerritt, Sara Gilbert

Director: Katt Shea Ruben, Andy Ruben

Director: Katt Shea Ruben, Andy Ruben

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...so over the top it can hardly be taken seriously.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Aanybody hoping to be titillated by it will almost certainly be terribly disappointed.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

For the most part the actors' work seems incomplete because their characters are cut off before they can fully blossom.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
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Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

Grab the calamine lotion, quick.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

There is scarcely a moment in the movie when the story works as fiction; I was always aware of the casting, of the mood-setting devices, of the stylistic borrowings from Hitchcock.

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01/01/00
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