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Poison Ivy is a 1992 thriller film and drama film directed by Katt Shea. Andy Ruben (who also produced the film) transformed Melissa Goddard's story into screenplay. It stars Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt and Cheryl Ladd. The original music score is composed by David Michael Frank. The film was shot in Los Angeles, California.

It was nominated for the 1992 Grand Jury prize of Best Film at the Sundance Festival. Sara Gilbert was nominated for Best Supporting Female at the 1993 Independent Spirit Awards.

Although it did not fare well at the box office with its limited release, it did become a success on cable and video. The film has spawned two sequels.

Plot summary

This film follows the lives of a wealthy but dysfunctional American family. Sylvie Cooper (Gilbert) is a misanthropic student at a private high school for the privileged. She befriends Ivy (Barrymore), a poor but seductive girl attending the school on a scholarship. Sylvie's family adopts Ivy and Ivy soon seduces Sylvie's father (Skerritt), a TV producer. Ivy also plots to kill Sylvie's ailing mother (Ladd) to take over the family house. Sylvie thinks Ivy is sweet but very different and they became best friends. But Sylvie had no idea that Ivy had cruel intentions on the family. And she soon discovers that Ivy is only interested in getting her father who is going through a mid-life crisis. Similar themes are used in the films American Beauty
and Lolita.

Main cast

Sara Gilbert
- Sylvie Cooper
Drew Barrymore
- Ivy
Tom Skerritt
- Darryl Cooper
Cheryl Ladd
- Georgie Cooper
Alan Stock - Bob
Jeanne Sakata - Isabelle
Leonardo DiCaprio
- Guy

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Movies - Poison Ivy

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