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The Cry Baby Killer

Play trailer Poster for The Cry Baby Killer Released Aug 17, 1958 1h 2m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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. Rated: 1/5 Jul 19, 2010 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work. Rated: 2/4 Jan 21, 2008 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Calgary Movies Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm. Apr 4, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Interesting to see a 21-year-old Jack Nicholson in his first movie. Nothing else interesting about this, however... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 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!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member "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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Filmul de debut al lui Jack Nicholson. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review 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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