Rent Strait-Jacket (1964)
3.4 of 5 from 71 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Joan Crawford (Berserk) gives an astonishing performance in 'Strait-Jacket', a shocking psychological thriller from director William Castle (The Tingler) which also stars Diane Baker (Marnie), and Leif Erickson (The Lady Gambles). Lucy Harbin (Crawford) spent twenty years in a psychiatric hospital after decapitating her husband and his lover with an axe - an act witnessed by her young daughter, Carol (Baker). On her release, Lucy moves in with Carol and her husband Bill (Erickson), but a series of horrific axe murders suggest she may not be entirely cured... Scripted by Robert Bloch (Psycho), and infused with macabre humour, 'Strait-Jacket' is one of William Castle's best-loved films.
- Actors:
- Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes, Rochelle Hudson, George Kennedy, Edith Atwater, Mitchell Cox, Vicki Cos, Patricia Crest, Laura Hess, Howard Hoffman, Patty Lee, Lynn Lundgren, Lee Majors, Robert Ward
- Directors:
- William Castle
- Producers:
- William Castle
- Writers:
- Robert Bloch
- Aka:
- Straightjacket
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with film historians Lee Gambin and Emma Westwood
- Mirror Images (2018, 28 mins): appreciation by Jonathan Rigby, author of 'American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema'
- Joan Had Me Fired (2018, 7 mins): interview with actor Anne Helm
- On the Road with Joan Crawford (2018, 7mins): interview with publicist Richard Kahn
- Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2007, 15 mins): documentary featuring interviews with actor Diane Baker and screenwriter Robert Bloch
- How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964, 5 mins): a short promotional film featuring star Joan Crawford, screenwriter. Robert Bloch, and director William Castle
- Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests (1964, 4 mins)
- Joan Crawford Axe Test (1964, 1 min)
- Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation, with unique narration
- Isolated music and effects track
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
