Product Details

• Actors: Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry, Richard Anderson
• Directors: Douglas Heyes
• Writers: Douglas Heyes, H. William Miller
• Producers: Harry Keller
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004W46N
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,336 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent transfer of fun thriller, January 25, 2010

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John Black (REDMOND, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kitten with a Whip (Amazon.com Exclusive) (DVD)

This is one of the first DVD-Rs in the new Universal/Amazon series, which is obviously modeled on the similar Warner Archives program. The burned disc is widescreen (1:85-1) and in anamorphic format. The print used for this transfer has few visual markings of any kind (other than a bathrobe with a herringbone pattern that "sparkles" in the first 15 minutes, which is an artifact that is sometimes caused by a sharp digital transfer). Overall, the image is in great shape and looks much clearer than the old VHS release).

John Forsythe plays a modest, middle-aged senatorial hopeful whose estranged wife and daughter are out of town for the week. Into his home sneaks a troubled runaway teenager (Ann-Margret) whom Forsythe tries to help. Unfortunately, his friends, political backers, and in-laws have a habit of dropping by his house unannounced, and he really can't afford to be seen harboring an underage "bad girl."

Ann-Margret eventually invites some young friends to party in Forsyth's San Diego home. Things go from bad to worse when the group coerces Forsythe to drive them to Tijuana.

In 1964, this modest thriller was considered somewhat shocking, due to Forsythe's house being picked at random by disaffected, thrill-seeking youths. The movie opened theatrically, but didn't play much in the second-run "family" theaters that served suburban locations. It also wasn't shown much on TV either, and was considered rare for a long time. Now, the film is available again, thanks to the new Universal/Amazon.com promotion.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MyReviewds, August 15, 2000

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Danny J. Sibley (Jennings, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kitten With a Whip [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Kitten With A Whip was a fairly entertaining film which also marked the beginning of Ann-Margret's debut as Universal's "bad girl". Contrary to popular opinion, I think everybody had the right Idea: 1) tense drama about a psychotic/troubled teenage vixen who, with a bunch of other delinquents hold a middle-class suburbanite virtually prisoner in his own home while his family was away; 2) choosing sexy/talented Ann-Margret as the lead, 3) and using the old black and white cinematography to give it the old forties flavor; but somehow like "most" movies, it fell into the mediocre catagory for the more dicriminating movie goer. For the less dicriminating (the viewer who goes just to enjoy a movie), it was suspensful, plenty to keep you interested as to what happens to the characters, and well acted by all especially Ann-Margret and John Forsyth. Ann-Margret (a musical actress at the time) was very convincing as the "teenage-vixen-from-hell"; and John Forsyth did his usual top-notch work as the sympathetic though traumatized victim. Highly recommended for A-M fans, not a bad risk for lovers of its type. Critics "STAY AWAY", you've had your fun.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Ann-Margret Flick, September 6, 2003

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Richard Reetz (Tucson) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kitten With a Whip [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Talk about sexy. In this film Ann-Margret has got it going on. She is indeed a Kitten With A Whip. Filmed in black and white it has film noir quality. I'm sure she turned on a million teenage boys back in 1964 playing Jody, a troubled JD who prays on the frailties of politician John Forstythe. This kitten made me purr.