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The Cry Baby Killer

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A teenager, brutally beaten by punks, thinks he has killed two of them and hides out in a storeroom with three hostages.

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The Cry Baby Killer

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 07/19/2010
1/5
Desinteressante em todos os aspectos (visualmente, narrativamente, tematicamente), ainda peca pelo moralismo ultrapassado, mantendo-se historicamente relevante apenas por ter marcado a estreia de Nicholson no Cinema. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/21/2008
2/4
...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work. Go to Full Review
Ryan Cracknell Calgary Movies 04/04/2007
Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm. Go to Full Review
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02/02/2013 Interesting to see a 21-year-old Jack Nicholson in his first movie. Nothing else interesting about this, however... See more 09/19/2012 Salvo por ser la primer aparición de Jack Nicholson esta película no ofrece nada, mala historia, malas actuaciones y mal todo, aunque debo confesar que es divertido ver cine de los cincuentas. See more 06/14/2012 A film that's a B movie gem, special because of Jack's first screen appearance and well done at it's time from Roger Corman!! See more 10/27/2010 "Cuz when that door opens I'm gonna die. And I'm not ready yet, I've got things to do." Jack Nicholson, in his screen debut, plays a heartbroken punk kid who takes hostages when his love turns sour. It's a strong performance from young Nicholson, but once the media circus kicks off and the boorish police negotiations start the film looses a little of the intro's oomph. It's worth checking out as a history lesson, but Cry-Baby Killer doesn't quite fire on all cylinders. VF. See more 09/05/2010 This is Nicholson's first big movie role, and he does his best, but the story is predictable, and the themes are heavy handed. Overall, not such a good movie, but it's interesting to see anyway. See more 04/08/2010 Filmul de debut al lui Jack Nicholson. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A teenager, brutally beaten by punks, thinks he has killed two of them and hides out in a storeroom with three hostages.
Director
Jus Addiss
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2018
Runtime
1h 2m
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