Clifton James, Howard Da Silva, Jaime Sanchez

Oscar-nominated director Frank Perry tells the story of David (Keir Dullea), a disturbed young man who's afraid of being touched but finds intimacy with Lisa (Janet Margolin), a young woman suffering ...( read more  read more... )from schizophrenia. Lisa's dual personalities take the form of Muriel, a girl who communicates only through writing, and Lisa, who speaks teasingly in rhyme.

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Unrated, 94 min.

Directed by: Frank Perry

Release Date: January 1, 1962

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DVD Release Date: June 29, 1999

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  • August 24, 2009
    who doesn't love movies about mental patients? :P anyway, this movie is wonderful, though obviously dated.
  • January 19, 2009
    this film is incredibly poignant and well done, from the fantastic story to the wonderful performances to the gorgeous black and white cinematography. there just aren't that many films out there that are this good. maybe the subject material of teenage mental illness is just too ...( read more)difficult for some or some people today can't relate to the characters who seem very different from today's teenagers. it is a rare thing to experience a movie that evokes such deep feelings from its audience. Frank and Eleanor Perry, this film's director and writer (and husband and wife team) had a penchant for disturbing, emotional conflicts. this film started their careers and was Oscar-nominated for both its direction and its screenplay. in our own way we are like these lost children, finding our way to the best start we can make in life.


    Lisa Brandt: I'm not a lump and I like to jump!

    Lisa Brandt: What do you see when you look at me?
    David Clemens: I see a girl who looks like a pearl. I see a pearl of a girl.
  • December 17, 2008
    A little too ordinary, a little more surrealism wouldn't have hurt
  • August 28, 2008
    for a movie that came out 3 years before I was born.I did not think I was going to enjoy this movie.But at 3 in the morning sometimes its TMC.an enfomerchial is out of the Question.
    The movie was qurkie sweet and well acted with a predicitibal plot but thats what your rooting ...( read more)for.
  • June 14, 2008
    Very moving love story about a boy who doesn't like to be touched and a girl who speaks in rhymes finding each other in a mental institution.
  • April 21, 2008
    A very touching story... among the mysteries of human psychology...
  • December 15, 2007
    I didn't really pay attention to all of it, but I really loved the parts where David and Lisa were together.
  • December 13, 2007
    The 1998 version with Sidney Poitier. Moving, unusual love story and slant on life.
  • September 30, 2007
    really amazing. not many people know about ):
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD

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