Poison Ivy (1992)
Directed by Katt Shea
A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
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What critics compared Poison Ivy to
For a vibe reading, think: Single White Female; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; The Crush; Sleeping With the Enemy; Poison Ivy; Body Heat; Fatal Attraction; and so on.
You know the ones, flicks like Basic Instinct (1992), Single White Female (1992), Poison Ivy (1992) and Sliver (1993).
“The Housemaid” marks a devilish return to the decade of erotic psychological thrillers, including “Single White Female,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” and “Poison Ivy.”
…while movies like Mortal Thoughts and Poison Ivy occupied the more lurid middle ground…
The media coverage of 16-year-old Amy Fisher’s supposed “affair” with a man 40 years her senior (and the resulting shooting of his wife) and the release of Katt Shea’s Poison Ivy in 1992 gave rise to images of vulnerable young women as master manipulators, taking advantage of grown men who might otherwise have been seen as predators.
There’s reasons why eroticia films from “Poison Ivy,” and “Basic Instinct” to “Wild Things” and “Cruel Intentions,” have sustained themselves over the years; it’s their ability to offer a semblance of shock value, while also keeping audiences on edge.