The Cry Baby Killer

The Cry Baby Killer (1958)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (294 ratings)

This odd drama features Jack Nicholson, then only 21-years old, in his first feature film. He plays a young delinquent who thinks he may have killed one of the two thugs who were pursuing him. He hides out in a local drive-in where he takes three hostages and barricades himself and them in a… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 2 min.
Directed By
Barbara Knudson, Brett Halsey
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 17, 1958 Wide
On DVD
Nov 21, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Desinteressante em todos os aspectos (visualmente, narrativamente, tematicamente), ainda peca pelo moralismo ultrapassado, mantendo-se historicamente relevante apenas por ter marcado a estreia de Nicholson no Cinema.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Calgary Movies

    Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This is Nicholson's first big movie role, and he does his best, but the story is predictable, and the themes are heavy handed. Overall, not such a good movie, but it's interesting to see anyway.

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