Pretty Poison (film)

Pretty Poison
Original film poster
Directed byNoel Black
Screenplay byLorenzo Semple Jr.
Based onShe Let Him Continue
by Stephen Geller
Produced byLawrence Turman
Marshal Backlar
Noel Black
StarringAnthony Perkins
Tuesday Weld
Beverly Garland
John Randolph
Dick O'Neill
CinematographyDavid Quaid
Edited byWilliam H. Ziegler
Music byJohnny Mandel
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 18, 1968 (1968-09-18)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.3 million[1]

Pretty Poison is a 1968 American black comedy film[2] directed by Noel Black, starring Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld, about an ex-convict and a high school cheerleader who commit a series of crimes. The film was based on the novel She Let Him Continue by Stephen Geller. It has become a cult film.[3]

  1. ^ Warga, Wayne (November 9, 1969). "Producer Goes From 'Graduate' to 'White Hope': Turman Bucks the Tide in Movie Turman". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  2. ^ Daniel E. Slotnik (August 1, 2014). "Noel Black, 77, Dies; Directed Dark Comedy Cult Hit". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Konow, David (2001). "HOLY SCREENWRITER, BATMAN!: An Interview With Lorenzo Semple Jr". Shock Magazine. No. 19. p. 37.