The Grissom Gang (1971)

67% of critics liked it
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The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids for Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of… More The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids for Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids for Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 15 min.
Directed By: Robert Aldrich
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: May 28, 1971 Wide
On DVD: Nov 2, 2004

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It works best as a complex macabre black comedy on family relations.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It's certainly a wonderfully entertaining and well-crafted movie that plays perhaps better today than it did in 1971.

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