Clean, Shaven

1993

1h 17m

Mystery & Thriller

List

91%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

83%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

Released from institutionalization, schizophrenic Peter Winter (Peter Greene) returns to his small Canadian island hometown in search of his daughter, Nicole (Jennifer MacDonald), who's been adopted. Suffering from the belief that transmitters are implanted in his body, Winter struggles with the voices and sounds he hears. Winter's mother (Megan Owen) and those around him fear he might be dangerous. As Winter searches for Nicole, concerned police officer Jack McNally (Robert Albert) follows him.

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Edward Guthmann

San Francisco Chronicle

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2002

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Anton Bitel

Projected Figures

it is a horror that resides in the imagination as much as in the real world, a horror that viewers themselves help to construct as they piece the film's fragmented parts together according to their own tendencies, (mis)apprehensions and desires.

Feb 24, 2021

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Consegue retratar os sintomas da esquizofrenia de maneira particularmente eficaz graas ao brilhantismo de seu design de som e atuao intensa de Greene.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 15, 2007

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A definite must-see for the adventurous.

Rated: A

Apr 9, 2007

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Courtney K

oof; perception is everything. in more ways than one. they got me - i was shocked by the ending. a well-done piece on mental illness & how both the sufferer & bystanders perceive it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/21/23

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Audience Member

"Hello, Daddy, are you there?"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

As I am plunging more and more into all sorts of superficialities around to the extent that sometimes, I seem to forget myself, this film serves as a strong reminder of clear-eyed morality and judgment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

A haunting picture that I will never forget and my first criterion purchase. Very good acting from the lead and a shocking conclusion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Enigmatic, visceral study of mental illness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

One of the few films managed to construct an accurate perception on how schizophreniacs see this world. Winter is a man who recently was removed from psychiatric ward, he went on a quest to find his daughter while dealing with a changed world. It's really powerful yet disturbing. Definite worth watching as it was one of John Waters' favourites.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Lodge Kerrigan

Director

Peter Greene

Peter Winter

Robert Albert

Jack McNally

Megan Owen

Mrs. Winter

Jennifer MacDonald

Nicole

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Synopsis

Released from institutionalization, schizophrenic Peter Winter (Peter Greene) returns to his small Canadian island hometown in search of his daughter, Nicole (Jennifer MacDonald), who's been adopted. Suffering from the belief that transmitters are implanted in his body, Winter struggles with the voices and sounds he hears. Winter's mother (Megan Owen) and those around him fear he might be dangerous. As Winter searches for Nicole, concerned police officer Jack McNally (Robert Albert) follows him.

Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 17m

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