When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Timothy Callahan
- Plainclothes Cop
- (uncredited)
Parker Fennelly
- Sam Joyals
- (uncredited)
William Fort
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Tom Gorman
- First Detective
- (uncredited)
Paul Larson
- Mrs. Stepanek's Boyfriend
- (uncredited)
Dan Morgan
- Man at Police Station
- (uncredited)
Maurice Ottinger
- Highway Policeman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen listing what has happened to him since meeting Sue Ann on Monday, Dennis says, "Wednesday, I was unfaithful", a remark he immediately dismisses as a fantasy by saying "that was in another country" - a reference to famous lines in Christopher Marlowe's play, "The Jew Of Malta" ("But that was in another country/ And besides, the wench is dead"). However, Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s screenplay did originally contain a sequence in which Dennis is seduced by his much older landlady Mrs Bronson; it was omitted from the film.
- GoofsSue Ann's blue Sunbeam convertible appears in the background in the cemetery scene, but she isn't driving it.
- Quotes
[on sex]
Sue Ann Stepanek: You know, when grown-ups do it, it's kind of dirty. That's because there's no one to punish them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
- SoundtracksThe Thunderer
Music by John Philip Sousa
Featured review
Unnerving crime drama with psychological overtones
Eight years after "Psycho", Anthony Perkins, who seemed to quickly lose his way in ill-suited romantic dramas of the mid-'60s, finally gets a role here well-tailored to his wild-eyed personality, that of an introvert with simmering disorders forced by circumstance into playing "normal". A former teen arsonist in Massachusettes is released from the institution as a young man and is given a job at the lumber mill; he's perpetually wrapped up in CIA fantasies and conspiracy theories, and is thrilled when he meets up with a 17-year-old beauty from the local high school who is happy to play along with his games. Adapted from Stephen Geller's book "She Let Him Continue", this is a peculiar, well-made and written cult movie which works itself under your skin. Perkins lets himself relax a bit on-camera and gives one of his most notable performances, and Tuesday Weld (despite being a few years too old for her role) rarely strikes a false note as his new girlfriend with a somewhat sordid past herself (one that mirrors her mother's, whom she hates). The concluding events aren't really satisfying (with echoes of "Psycho" besides), and the circular plot-device posed at the tag doesn't work at all, but the performances really drive this thing, making it an engrossing and memorable sleeper. **1/2 from ****
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- She Let Him Continue
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- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $166
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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