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A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total
Karin Collison
- Nurse
- (as Elizabeth Dartmoor)
Barbara Steele
- Idat
- (scenes deleted)
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- TriviaThe lead female role of of Deborah Blake in this picture was previously intended for Natalie Wood who had unrealized plans to both produce and star in the movie. Wood once had planned to produce the picture as well as star in it in the role of Deborah Blake but those plans never materialized. The part in the end was played in the film by Kathleen Quinlan.
- GoofsIn the New Year's Eve party scene, Deborah is seen with loose hair talking to Dr. Fried and then there is a close-up of Deborah with her hair pulled back from her forehead.
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Deborah Blake: You can turn me off, you know. You can go off with your friends and write another paper on schizophrenia and get an award for it. But I can't turn me off. So I'm calling off the fight.
Dr. Fried: So you quit. Stay in the nuthouse for the rest of your life.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Hot Cookies (1977)
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A strong cast and a well-written script
Kathleen Quinlan plays Deborah, a very bright girl, who is institutionalized for three years in a psychiatric hospital. Though different from the book in some ways, this keeps the spirit of it quite well and with a much more satisfying ending than the book. Quinlan is a wonderful actress. Deborah, who is diagnosed as a schizophrenic (though she probably wouldn't be today), has a long, torturous journey through her illness. Quinlan makes us believe that she will succeed. In addition, there is a strong cast of mostly women of many ages. I saw this film first when I was a teenager and the problems Deborah faced also resonated with me (despite not being in a hospital). I have never forgotten this film, though it has been out of print on video for many years and can only view it when it occasionally makes it on television. Catch it if you can -- especially if you are a teenage girl or ever were.
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