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The Big Cube

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Broadway star Adriana Roman (Lana Turner) weds business tycoon Charles Winthrop (Daniel O'Herlihy), which further strains the relationship between him and his rebellious teen daughter, Lisa (Karin Mossberg), of whose drug-dealing hippie boyfriend, Johnny (George Chakiris), Winthrop disapproves. When Winthrop dies unexpectedly, Johnny convinces Lisa that Adriana murdered him, and together they conspire to drive her insane by lacing her sleeping pills with LSD.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Trashy idiotic hippie psychedelic thriller. Rated: C- Jan 22, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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dave s Lana Turner had quite the resume. The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Bad and the Beautiful, Imitation of Life, The Big Cube…wait…The Big Cube? What the hell is The Big Cube? In a nutshell, it's a horrible film and a sad way to start winding down your career. Turner plays a kind stepmother who is being harassed by her stepdaughter and the stepdaughter's boyfriend in order to get a share of an inheritance. How is she being harassed? The two antagonists slip her LSD in an effort to either drive her mad or have her commit suicide. The special effects during the acid trips are laughable and the ‘actress' playing the stepdaughter (Karin Mossberg) gives one of the worst performances in the history of cinema. Other than Turner's valiant attempt to turn in a respectable performance, The Big Cube is an unmitigated disaster from beginning to end. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Great thriller and not just a psychological thriller but a LSD psychological thriller that exposes the evil side of the counter culture. I'm not opposed to controlled experiments with any drugs to explore and potentially cure Dementia or Alzheimers but to think that powerful mind altering drugs are going to help us in everyday life is why a left wing moron like Timothy Leary destroyed so many lives. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Karin Mossberg and her accent do not fit in with this movie! She's unbearable to watch, while poor Lana Turner tries her best in this movie! It's realllly bad! The movie is unbearable to watch! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Karin Mossberg's performance is dull and unbearable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review s r I couldn't get through it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member another acid pic a real cult camp classic Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Broadway star Adriana Roman (Lana Turner) weds business tycoon Charles Winthrop (Daniel O'Herlihy), which further strains the relationship between him and his rebellious teen daughter, Lisa (Karin Mossberg), of whose drug-dealing hippie boyfriend, Johnny (George Chakiris), Winthrop disapproves. When Winthrop dies unexpectedly, Johnny convinces Lisa that Adriana murdered him, and together they conspire to drive her insane by lacing her sleeping pills with LSD.
Director
Tito Davison
Producer
Lindsley Parsons, Francisco Diez Barroso
Screenwriter
William Douglas Lansford
Distributor
Seven Arts Pictures, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 38m
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