Academy Awards, USA 1963
| Nominated Oscar | Best Director Frank Perry |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Eleanor Perry |
Continental Distributing
Directed by Frank Perry
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Home Vision Entertainment)
David is sent to a "home" for teenagers suffering from various psychological problems. His own phobia is about being touched, which sends him into a screaming rage. Lisa is another "resident" who has two personalities, one of which speaks only in rhymes. When David plays along and speaks in rhyme, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Ultimately their trust in each other leads to a breakthrough. A friendly psychologist helps them along. Some of their outbursts teeter perilously close to overacting and the psychology is dated, but Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin are both good in early roles.
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