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Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank PerryDirector
- Eleanor PerryScreenplay
- Mark LawrenceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Keir DulleaDavid Clemens
- Janet MargolinLisa Brandt
- Howard Da SilvaDr. Swinford
- Neva PattersonMrs. Clemens
- Clifton JamesJohn
- Richard McMurrayMr. Stewart Clemens
- Nancy NutterMaureen
- Mathew AndenSimon
- Jaime SánchezCarlos
- Coni HudakKate
- Karen Lynn GorneyJosette
- Janet Lee ParkerSandra
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Themes
schizophreniamental illness
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