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Kitten With a Whip

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Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton (John Forsythe) has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody (Ann-Margret) curled up asleep in his daughter's bed. Soon, delinquent Jody is holding David -- and his plush suburban home -- hostage while she hides out from the cops and throws wild parties with her beatnik pals. David, terrified of scandal, agrees to drive Jody and her friends to Mexico, a decision he regrets when the ride gets out of control.

Critics Reviews

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Dan Callahan House Next Door 02/23/2011
The laughs keep coming, and the biggest one is always when existentialist Grant (Richard Anderson) barks to Troy Donahue-like Ron (Peter Brown), "Now cool it, you creep, and co-exist!" Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 05/30/2010
A ridiculous piece of sixties hokum, but at least we get to look at Margret... Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 05/04/2010
The film bristles with dramatic and prurient possibilities, only about ten percent of which are realized. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/20/2010
C
Unpleasant exploitative B-movie. Go to Full Review
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 02/18/2007
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 10/30/2005
3/5
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Steve D 07/23/2023 Margret is trying too hard and can't pull this sort of thing off yet. See more 01/01/2023 Overall, I found this film to be a delightful drama with witty and mysterious moments.  Performances from the leads are pleasing, with Ann-Margret delivering a role that goes from cute and charming to insane and crazy.  The film is packed with a fun musical theme which I adored, and I found the story to be rather engaging given the situation our characters find themselves in.  Sadly some character choices are a little painful to watch, and the second act does slow down dramatically before an exciting finale. See more 05/14/2020 I loved the movie; it is an excellent crime film. Also, Ann-Margret was perfect for the role of Jody. See more 05/25/2015 Caught the MST3K version of this and it was a helluva lot of fun, would actually be interested in seeing the unedited original at some point, just to see what I might've missed on the first viewing. Give it a rental! See more 08/30/2013 Not a good movie by any means, but I enjoyed it. Ann-Margaret acts so over the top as the young manipulative JD, I couldn't help but love her. Forsythe was wonderful too, although I kept imagining he was his character from Bachelor Father, which just made it more interesting for me. The story is well constructed too, but the ending isn't all that believable. So, enjoy it for what the description calls 'camp' value. See more 03/29/2013 Overall a bland slow story with stale acting and uninteresting characters. The plot goes no where, although somehow ends up satisfying. There are some entertaining moments, but nothing too memorable. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton (John Forsythe) has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody (Ann-Margret) curled up asleep in his daughter's bed. Soon, delinquent Jody is holding David -- and his plush suburban home -- hostage while she hides out from the cops and throws wild parties with her beatnik pals. David, terrified of scandal, agrees to drive Jody and her friends to Mexico, a decision he regrets when the ride gets out of control.
Director
Doug Heyes
Distributor
Video Beat, MCA/Universal Home Video
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 1964, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 11, 2010
Runtime
1h 23m