The Cry Baby Killer

Released Aug 17, 1958

1h 2m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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

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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

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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

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"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

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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

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Filmul de debut al lui Jack Nicholson.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Jus Addiss

Director

Jack Nicholson

Jimmy Wallace

Carolyn Mitchell

Carole Fields

Brett Halsey

Manny Cole

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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

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 21, 2008

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Ryan Cracknell

Calgary Movies

Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm.

Apr 4, 2007

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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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