Twisted Nerve is a 1968 British psychological thriller film.
It is about a disturbed young man, Martin, who pretends, under the name of Georgie, to be mentally retarded in order to be near Susan, a girl he has become infatuated with. In covering his tracks he kills his stepfather and Susan's mother.
The film opens with Martin playing catch with his young mentally challenged brother Pete at a special school in London. We learn that Martin is the o...
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Twisted Nerve is a 1968 British psychological thriller film.
It is about a disturbed young man, Martin, who pretends, under the name of Georgie, to be mentally retarded in order to be near Susan, a girl he has become infatuated with. In covering his tracks he kills his stepfather and Susan's mother.
The film opens with Martin playing catch with his young mentally challenged brother Pete at a special school in London. We learn that Martin is the only thread to his brother's family life, his father having died years before, and his mother having moved on to a new life with her new husband. Martin expresses his concern for his brother's well-being to the school's physician, who asserts his comfort with Pete's progress.
After the title sequence, Martin is shown in a toy store, where he is gazing at Susan, who purchases a toy. She leaves, but Martin follows. As they leave the store, two undercover store detectives stop them and ask them to return to the store manager's office. There he...
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