Directed by:
Frank PerryScreenplay:
Eleanor PerryCinematography:
Leonard HirschfieldComposer:
Mark LawrenceCast:
Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Frank Perry, Clifton James, Karen Lynn Gorney, Jaime Sánchez, Richard McMurrayVOD (1)
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Seventeen-year-old David (Keir Dullea) suffers from a violent fear of being touched. When his mother (Neva Patterson) takes him to an institution for teenagers, he is angry and distrustful of both the doctors and his fellow patients, even calm and thoughtful Dr. Swinford (Howard Da Silva), who tries to help him. However, David has a breakthrough when he begins communicating with Lisa (Janet Margolin), a pretty 15-year-old schizophrenic who talks in childlike rhymes. Their friendship is mutually beneficial, and when David's parents decide that he should return home, he realizes that he has gained a sense of belonging at the institution and is reluctant to leave. Meanwhile, while David is away, Lisa demonstrates in her own alarming way how much his influence means to her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Keir Dullea
USA
Best movies:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Devil in the Brain (1972)
Janet Margolin
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Howard Da Silva
USA
Best movies:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
1776 (1972)
Neva Patterson
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
Frank Perry
USA
Best movies:
David and Lisa (1962)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
Karen Lynn Gorney
USA
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
David and Lisa (1962)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Jaime Sánchez
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Serpico (1973)
Richard McMurray
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
The Bear (1984)
1776 (1972)