The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Ruby Claire, single mother of deaf-mute teenager Leslie, operates a drive-in theater, where she employs a number of ex-cons, some of whom begin to die in bizarre ways. Eventually, Ruby discovers that the spirit of her dead mobster husband has possessed Leslie, seeking revenge through the tormented girl. As Leslie picks off her father's former associates, she also begins to target Ruby herself.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis HarringtonDirector
- Barry SchneiderScreenplay
- George EdwardsScreenplay
- Don EllisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Piper LaurieRuby
- Stuart WhitmanVince
- Janit BaldwinLeslie
- Roger DavisDr. Paul Keller
- Crystin SinclaireLila June
- Paul KentLouie
- Len LesserBarney
- Jack PerkinsAvery
- Eddy DonnoJess
- Sal VecchioNicky Rocco
- Fred Kohler Jr.Jake Miller
- Michael AlldredgeSheriff's Wife's Date
Stills
Themes
gangsterrevenge