![]() ![]() ![]() Like many of its contemporaries, Poison Ivy gained some popularity on the video rental market, when there still was such a thing, but what seems to distinguish the film in the public imagination is the indelible image of Barrymore on a rope swing, wearing a short skirt that exposes a tattoo on her thigh. It is associated with both of these genres, but it doesn’t really fit into either. Created to capitalize and innovate upon the adult-centered films that predated it, as discussed below, Poison Ivy was also at the beginning of a different microtrend within the genre: films that centered on the character of the teenage temptress. ![]() Why is that? Potentially, it’s the fact that Poison Ivy was a limited-release box office failure, recouping just over half of its $3 million budget.Īnother reason for the film’s box office failure could be its strange placement in the canon of erotic thriller films from the period. While a Google search for the film would return plenty of images of a young Drew Barrymore, with red lips and bleached, tousled hair, the film itself did not seem to have quite as lasting an impact as the stylish aesthetic of the “bad girl” protagonist. It was not available on any major streaming sites but for a while, it was on the Criterion Channel as part of a recent 1992 Sundance Film Festival retrospective collection. Poison Ivy, director Katt Shea’s 1992 drama/thriller about a seductive teenager who infests a wealthy, troubled family was, until recently, difficult to find. ![]()
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