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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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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 Oct 27, 2010 "Cuz when that door opens I'm gonna die. And I'm not ready yet, I've got things to do." Jack Nicholson, in his screen debut, plays a heartbroken punk kid who takes hostages when his love turns sour. It's a strong performance from young Nicholson, but once the media circus kicks off and the boorish police negotiations start the film looses a little of the intro's oomph. It's worth checking out as a history lesson, but Cry-Baby Killer doesn't quite fire on all cylinders. VF. See more Sep 5, 2010 This is Nicholson's first big movie role, and he does his best, but the story is predictable, and the themes are heavy handed. Overall, not such a good movie, but it's interesting to see anyway. See more Read all reviews
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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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