Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

Movie |

Obsession | Down Syndrome

  • Duration: 1h 52min
  • Music: Bernard Herrmann,Stanley Smith
  • Award(s): BAFTA Film 1969 (Won) Awards List
  • Similar To: A Quiet Place: Day One, The Ritual
  • Story:
    Hywel Bennett stars as Martin Durnley, a rich but damaged Oxford University drop-out with a hatred of his banker stepfather, played by Frank Finlay. His mum babies the boy, a consequence of Martin's elder brother, a Down Syndrome sufferer (or 'Mongoloid' - or even 'mentally backward' as they say here), being in full-time care, and the doctors having warned Martin's parents not to have any more children - just to be on the safe side. Too late: troubled mummy's boy Martin, with his cuddly toys and penchant for smashing his own reflection, appears to have proved the doctors misgivings.
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7/10
IMDb

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Twisted Nerve - Cast

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Hywel Bennett stars as Martin Durnley, a rich but damaged Oxford University drop-out with a hatred of his banker stepfather, played by Frank Finlay. His mum babies the boy, a consequence of Martin's elder brother, a Down Syndrome sufferer (or 'Mongoloid' - or even 'mentally backward' as they say here), being in full-time care, and the doctors having warned Martin's parents not to have any more children - just to be on the safe side. Too late: troubled mummy's boy Martin, with his cuddly toys and penchant for smashing his own reflection, appears to have proved the doctors misgivings.
Ratings

7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
BAFTA Film Award

Best Supporting Actress For | 1969 | Billie

Best Supporting Actress | 1969 | Billie

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

This movie's controversial nature led to a prologue being added during post-production, explaining that there was no connection between "Mongolism" (Downs Syndrome) and psychopathic behavior.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock cast Barry Foster and Billie Whitelaw in Frenzy (1972) after watching their performances in this movie.

Much of the interior house footage was shot on location at the Mills family home in Twickenham.

The whistling theme from the score was resurrected in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) is whistling it as she enters the hospital. As well as this, it was also used in various episodes of American Horror Story (2011) season one.

According to a Bernard Herrmann soundtrack album, the whistler's name is Gareth Williams. Williams is also credited with some work on the orchestration of the piece.

Popular Dialogues

"Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, in view of the controversy already aroused, the producers of this film wish to re-emphasize what is already stated in the film, that there is no established scientific connection between Mongolism and psychotic or criminal behaviour."

"Joan Harper: If I had kicked your father where he deserved, he'd have never had walked again."