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Poison Ivy (1992)

R 05/08/1992 Thriller, Drama 1h 32m
54%
User
Score
5.4/10
38%
51/100

Ivy thought her best friend had the perfect house, the perfect family, the perfect life. So she took them.

Overview

A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.

Melissa Goddard

Story

Andy Ruben

Screenplay

Katt Shea

Screenplay

Part of the Poison Ivy Collection

Includes Poison Ivy and other great movies.

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Top Billed Cast

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Ivy

Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert

Sylvie Cooper

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Darryl Cooper

Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd

Georgie Cooper

Jeanne Sakata

Jeanne Sakata

Isabelle

Time Winters

Time Winters

Old Man

Alan Stock

Alan Stock

Bob

E.J. Moore

E.J. Moore

Kid

J.B. Quon

J.B. Quon

Another Kid

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Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Katt Shea on Poison Ivy

Katt Shea on Poison Ivy

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on March 13, 2022

**_A luscious Lolita takes over the family..._**

...that's the basic plot of 1992's "Poison Ivy" starring Drew Barrymore in the titular role. The movie comes from a long tradition of films about an alluring babysitter (or nanny or friend) taking control of the family by winning the hearts of the kids and seducing the husband. "The Babysitter" (1980) and "Summer Girl" (1983) are two examples, both TV flicks (available on youtube). In "Poison Ivy" Drew, as Ivy, plays a friend of the awkward misfit Sylvie (Sara Gilbert). Tom Skerritt plays the aloof husband and Cheryl Ladd the withering (but still beautiful) mother.

"Poison Ivy" is more stylized than the aforementioned examples and technically better due to a much bigger budget. One of its best highlights is its score, which is equal pa...

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