DRAMA . 1968 . 1h 52m . 6.7/10

Twisted Nerve_

Name: Twisted Nerve
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: 1968-12-20
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.7

"Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl."

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.

Starring Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw

6.7/10

Rating

1h 52m

Runtime

1968

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.

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Cast

Hayley Mills stars as Susan Harper in Twisted Nerve.

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Year context

Twisted Nerve was released 58 years ago in 1968.

Overview

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats ...

Twisted Nerve is a Drama, Thriller, Horror film with a runtime of 1h 52m.