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Synopsis: Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter. Her own adulterous affair with an old flame, however, causes her to neglect her motherly duties until a spate of local kidnapings forces her to accept the possibility that he may be trying to recreate the twisted mind-control experiments of his discreditied psychologist father.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Director(s): Brian De Palma
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
R
Year:
1992
91 min
271 Views


- No.

Nobody's gonna let their kid

go to some snake pit in Norway

to be part of some

developmental study.

It's not a snake pit.

Do you think I'd let Amy

have anything to do with this

unless it was completely safe?

No! But I can't believe

that Jenny's going along with this.

- Let's just forget the whole subject.

- Well, don't get mad, Carter.

- Bless you.

- I'm not mad.

We're friends, remember?

And, as a friend, I'm telling you...

the whole idea is crazy.

I mean, how did you think

that any sane parent

would allow their kid to be

part of something like that?

Karen, do you realize

that no one really knows anything

about personality development?

Everything up to now

has been pure conjecture.

All we psychiatrists do is chase cows

after the barn door has been opened.

Here, for the first time,

we'll have an opportunity

to observe what happens,

when it happens,

and precisely monitor

the psychological consequences.

Well, not with my kid, you don't.

Oh!

- Sorry. You all right? Hang on.

- Oh, God! It's in my eyes!

I've got the wheel.

I'm so sorry.

- Karen... Are you all right?

- I've got something in my eye.

- Oh, it hurts.

- Oh, here. Let me have a look.

Look up. Now, look down.

It's just the tiniest bit of dirt.

- Oh, it hurts!

- Here, just keep your eyes closed.

I'll... I'll get you a...

I'll get a... a tissue.

Are the kids okay?

Don't move!

They're fine. They're fine.

They're fine.

So sorry. I'm so sorry.

What's that smell?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Kiss her.

- What?

You've got about five seconds

before those guys are in your face

and what do you think you look like,

killer? Go on, kiss her!

Ooh! Well done.

- When did you get out?

- Move over.

Isn't this pleasant?

We just gonna sit here all day?

- What are you doing here?

- I'm saving your ass, that's what.

I was just supposed to come along

as an observer.

Right now,

what I'm observing is very odd.

Twins brothers chatting

in the front seat of a car,

while the driver

is slumped over the wheel.

- What is wrong with this picture?

- I don't need you!

"I don't need you!"

Let's get out of here, Carter,

before we're seen...

because, believe me,

we'll be remembered.

You can drop me off at the next

corner. I could use a drink.

- Don't follow me anymore.

- "Don't follow me anymore."

- Stop that!

- "Stop that!"

Stop it!

All right, all right.

- Jesus.

- Oh, Carter...

You're a thankless dope.

I was only trying to help,

which, of course, I did.

This thing you're doing

means everything to the old man,

and you can't f*** it up.

- I'm not f***ing anything up.

- Oh, really? By the way,

what were you planning on doing

with the little missus here?

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Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in genres such as suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1973), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Carlito's Way (1993), Femme Fatale (2002) and Redacted (2007).De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His directing style often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard. His films have frequently garnered controversy for their violence and sexual content, but have also been championed by prominent critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. more…

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