Poison Ivy

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Poison Ivy (1992)

R 05/08/1992 (US) Thriller, Drama 1h 32m

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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.

Katt Shea

Director, Screenplay
Andy Ruben

Screenplay
Melissa Goddard

Story

Top Billed Cast

Drew Barrymore

Ivy
Sara Gilbert

Sylvie Cooper
Tom Skerritt

Darryl Cooper
Cheryl Ladd

Georgie Cooper
Leonardo DiCaprio

Guy
Jeanne Sakata

Isabelle
Time Winters

Old Man
Alan Stock

Bob
E.J. Moore

Kid
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A review by Wuchak

70%

Written by Wuchak 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 st... read the rest.

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