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The Cry Baby Killer

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A teenager, brutally beaten by punks, thinks he has killed two of them and hides out in a storeroom with three hostages.

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The Cry Baby Killer

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Jul 19, 2010
1/5
Desinteressante em todos os aspectos (visualmente, narrativamente, tematicamente), ainda peca pelo moralismo ultrapassado, mantendo-se historicamente relevante apenas por ter marcado a estreia de Nicholson no Cinema. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jan 21, 2008
2/4
...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work. Go to Full Review
Ryan Cracknell Calgary Movies Apr 4, 2007
Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm. Go to Full Review
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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Oct 28, 2026 For Jack Nicholsons Debut this wasn't bad at all. This has a short run-time of 61 minutes. A very good story about a love triangle between Jimmy, Manny and Carole. I like the performances especially by Jack and when it goes from Jimmy being jumped by Manny and his goons to a hostage situation it gets very interesting. The intense standoff leaves you in the edge of you're seat. Tim Treakle See more
Bruce F @MoralMaster Oct 17, 2026 Very slow and not a lot going on the best part was seeing a young jack interesting but never really get exciting See more
Order 6 @RT60867593 Jun 22, 2026 Any more with Jack Nicholson is a 5/5 I don’t care what it is See more
Feb 2, 2013 Interesting to see a 21-year-old Jack Nicholson in his first movie. Nothing else interesting about this, however... See more
Sep 19, 2012 Salvo por ser la primer aparición de Jack Nicholson esta película no ofrece nada, mala historia, malas actuaciones y mal todo, aunque debo confesar que es divertido ver cine de los cincuentas. See more
Jun 14, 2012 A film that's a B movie gem, special because of Jack's first screen appearance and well done at it's time from Roger Corman!! See more
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Synopsis A teenager, brutally beaten by punks, thinks he has killed two of them and hides out in a storeroom with three hostages.
Director
Jus Addiss
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2018
Runtime
1h 2m
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