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The Cry Baby Killer (1958)

The Cry Baby Killer poster
Original title
Cry Baby Killer
Directed by
Jus Addiss
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager accidentally kills someone then takes a group of people hostage. The film follows his panicked attempts to avoid the consequences of his actions.

teenexploitationmelodramaticjuveniletensedatedcampylow-budget

What happens

The Cry Baby Killer is a 1958 teen exploitation film produced by Roger Corman that marked Jack Nicholson's film debut. The film was out of print and difficult to find until 2006, when it was issued on DVD for the first time by Buena Vista Home Entertainment as part of its Roger Corman Classics series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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