Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968Movie112 minEnglish

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

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IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Google Users70%
Director: Roy BoultingGenres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Plot Summary

A disturbed young man, Martin D More, hides his violent tendencies behind a facade of charm and intelligence. He manipulates his way into the life of Georgie, a young woman who suffers from a phobia of the dark, and her wealthy, wheelchair-bound father. As Martin's true nature begins to surface, a series of increasingly sinister events unfold, blurring the lines between reality and delusion for everyone involved.

Critical Reception

Twisted Nerve is a chilling psychological thriller that garnered attention for its unsettling atmosphere and a particularly memorable score. While some critics found its plot convoluted, many praised its suspenseful build-up and the effective performances, especially from Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett. It has since gained a cult following for its disturbing themes and its iconic, unsettling Bernard Herrmann theme tune.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its suspenseful atmosphere and disturbing psychological themes.
  • Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett deliver strong, memorable performances.
  • The iconic Bernard Herrmann score is frequently highlighted as a key element.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be a suspenseful and unsettling watch, with many highlighting the chilling score and the effective performances. Some viewers noted that the plot could be a bit convoluted, but the overall sense of dread and psychological tension was widely appreciated.

Fun Fact

The distinctive and unsettling whistling theme tune by Bernard Herrmann was famously sampled by Ghostface Killah for his 2006 song 'The Champ'.

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Wuchak

**_Hayley Mills in a late 60’s psychological drama-thriller_** A 22 years-old man (Hywel Bennett) cops a childlike personality to get close to a winsome library worker in London (Mills). He seeks to get his foot in the door of her mother...