| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Drew Barrymore |
Ivy
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| Sara Gilbert |
Sylvie Cooper
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| Mary Gordon Murray |
M.D.
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| Cheryl Ladd |
Georgie Cooper
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| E.J. Moore |
Kid
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| Lisa Passero |
Lisa
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| Jeanne Sakata |
Isabelle
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| Charla Sampsel |
Orderly
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| Tom Skerritt |
Darryl Cooper
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| Alan Stock |
Bob
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Andy Ruben; Katt Shea Ruben |
| Producer |
Andy Ruben |
| Writer |
Andy Ruben; Katt Shea Ruben |
| Studio |
New Line Cinema |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
91 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Sight unseen, it's tempting to dismiss Poison Ivy as a teen variation on your standard trashy erotic thriller, a genre born with such promise in Body Heat that has since been in steady devolution. But while Ivy is no Heat, it's better than virtually any of those movies that star someone named Shannon. Crisp directing is supported by a script that takes a smart look at dysfunctional family dynamics, but most of all, it's the performances. Much has been made of Drew Barrymore's perfect casting as the title character, but she also does a sneaky and subtle job of straddling the fence: is Ivy a desperate, lonely young woman, an evil barracuda, or both? Tom Skerritt matches her step for step, playing the fallen husband as both hopelessly vain boob and genuinely lost soul. Cheryl Ladd delivers a sharp, minimalist performance as his Beverly Hills trophy wife dying of emphysema--becoming the still-life center of everyone else's life. And Sara Gilbert does a fine job in a role that gives her all the heavy lifting, playing tortured straight man to this pathetic and compelling tree full of coconuts. This DVD features both R-rated and unrated versions. The latter shows a bit more skin, although it's still fairly tame compared to the average skin flick.It also leaves Ivy a bit more ambiguous, and is thus a bit more fun. --Geof Miller |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
794043484629 |
| Chapters |
25 |
| Release Date |
11/2/1999 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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