Movie Description A British teen genius with a penchant for creating lethal chemical concoctions uses his family and friends as guinea pigs in this wicked, 60's-set comedy. Locked in a mental hospital after being convicted of murder, the young man is apparently rehabilitated, but after his release his chemistry set still calls to him. Based on a true story.
| Credits | | Cast: | Antony Sher, Hugh O'Conor, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ruth Sheen |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound |
Notes Writer-director Benjamin Ross's first feature film.
Color by Metrocolor.
Released theatrically in New York City on February 23, 1996.
Co-produced by Mass, Haut et Court and the Bavarian Film Fund.
Copyright 1995 Mass/Kinowelt/Haut et Court.
Editorial Reviews "...The film has a lively sense of style and is cuttingly satiric..." Variety - Todd McCarthy (01/30/1995)
"...Astonishingly bold....[An] assured style, malevolent wit and uncomprimising intelligence..." New York Times - Janet Maslin (02/23/1996)
"...[Ross] somehow finds the right tone for this material; the events in the movie are dismaying, but the effect is darkly comic..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/19/1996)
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