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Strait-Jacket

1964 · 93 min

A campy, creaky old-fashioned chiller that trades real scares for theatrical menace and a deliciously unhinged star turn.

Tagline
WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders!
Overview
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, drama
Directed by
William Castle
Written by
Robert Bloch
Starring
Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes, Rochelle Hudson, George Kennedy, Edith Atwater
Music
Van Alexander
Cinematography
Arthur E. Arling
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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