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Poison Ivy

  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
21K
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POPULARITY
4,868
604
Drew Barrymore, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd, and Sara Gilbert in Poison Ivy (1992)
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Erotic ThrillerDramaThriller

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

  • Director
    • Katt Shea
  • Writers
    • Melissa Goddard
    • Andy Ruben
    • Katt Shea
  • Stars
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Sara Gilbert
    • Tom Skerritt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,868
    604
    • Director
      • Katt Shea
    • Writers
      • Melissa Goddard
      • Andy Ruben
      • Katt Shea
    • Stars
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Sara Gilbert
      • Tom Skerritt
    • 74User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:14
    Poison Ivy

    Photos70

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    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Ivy
    Sara Gilbert
    Sara Gilbert
    • Sylvie Cooper
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Darryl Cooper
    Cheryl Ladd
    Cheryl Ladd
    • Georgie Cooper
    Alan Stock
    • Bob
    Jeanne Sakata
    Jeanne Sakata
    • Isabelle
    E.J. Moore
    • Kid
    J.B. Quon
    • Another Kid
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Guy
    • (as Leonardo Di Caprio)
    Michael Goldner
    • Man in Car
    Charley Hayward
    • Tiny
    Time Winters
    Time Winters
    • Old Man
    Billy Kane
    • James
    Tony Ervolina
    Tony Ervolina
    • Man on Screen
    Mary Gordon Murray
    • M.D.
    Julie Jay
    • Nurse Behind Desk
    Charla Sampsel
    • Orderly
    Angel Broadhurst
    • Deathrocker
    • Director
      • Katt Shea
    • Writers
      • Melissa Goddard
      • Andy Ruben
      • Katt Shea
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Drew Barrymore failed to attend her first audition. Director Katt Shea wanted Drew for the part of Ivy, and arranged another audition which Drew Barrymore also failed to attend. After Shea spoke with Drew's agent and told her she was no longer interested in her for the lead, she pleaded with the director to give Drew another chance. Drew ended up auditioning at Shea's home, not knowing that the director had already decided she had the job.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the film, a dog has been run over by a car. To put it out of its misery, Ivy kills it. As she does, blood splashes on Sylvie's face. However, in the next shot, the blood is nowhere to be seen.
    • Quotes

      Sylvie Cooper: The fact that Fred hated ever human except me really meant something.

    • Alternate versions
      For the network TV version, an interminable amount of extraneous footage was added after Ivy and Sylvie get a ride home from the guy who puts Sylvie in the back of his truck. After knocking on the window, Sylvie turns around and the subjective camera catches blocks and blocks of trees and houses going by.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Folks!/K2/One False Move/Poison Ivy/Leaving Normal (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Very First Lie
      Written by Jim Ellison
      Performed by Material Issue
      Courtesy of Mercury Records
      By Arrangement with Polygram Special Products

    User reviews74

    Featured review
    6/10

    Body language speaks wonders.

    Drew Barrymore plays Ivy a Lolita-like teen that gradually moves in with a shy reclusive classmate Sylvie(Sara Gilbert)and the presence of the streetwise Ivy starts a chain reaction of mixed emotions. Sylvie's self destructive mother(Cheryl Ladd)is jealous of her husband's(Tom Skerritt) reaction to Ivy's seductive ways. Soon he is hooked and can't get enough of the perverse teen. Questions arise concerning the death of Sylvie's mother about the time Sylvie realizes what is going on between her father and Ivy.

    My favorite scene is the sultry love making in the rain on the car hood. It is hard to tell who is seducing who. The 17 year old Barrymore is hypnotic. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Kudos to Katt Shea for directing this erotic thriller. Note: Look for a young Leonardo DiCaprio.
    • michaelRokeefe
    • Apr 26, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Our House
    • Filming locations
      • 2208 West Live Oak Drive, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA(Cooper mansion)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • MG Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,829,804
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $119,840
      • May 10, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,829,804
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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