Main Cast: Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry, Richard Anderson
Release Year: 1964
Country: US
Run Time: 83 minutes
Plot
An aspiring senator finds himself in deep trouble when he tangles with a sultry teenage girl gone bad in this campy drama. Ann-Margret stars as Jody, a tough customer who escapes from reform school by stabbing a matron and attempting to burn down the building and then takes refuge in a house owned by ambitious politician David Patton (John Forsythe). Despite the hellcat's ample charms, the would-be officeholder wants nothing to do with her and tries to drive her away. She responds by practically taking him hostage, with the help of a gang of delinquent friends. An unexpected act of violence causes more trouble, leading Jody to hijack David and force him to a drive a getaway car to Mexico. The stilted dialogue, over-the-top situations, and rampant sexual innuendo will prove particularly attractive to camp aficionados, who should be delighted by the presence of such recognizable figures as Ann-Margret and Forsythe in the central roles. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
James Ward - Buck; Diane Sayer - Midge; Ann Doran - Mavis Varden; Patrick Whyte - Philip Varden; Audrey Dalton - Virginia; Leo Gordon - Enders; Patricia Tiara - Striptease Dancer; Nora Marlowe - Matron; Frances Robinson - Martha; Maxine Stuart - Peggy; Jerry Dunphy - Newscaster; Doodles Weaver - Salty Sam; Hal Hopper - Chauffeur; Gary Lockwood
Credit
Malcolm Brown - Art Director, Alexander Golitzen - Art Director, Burton Miller - Costume Designer, Douglas Heyes - Director, Russell Schoengarth - Editor, Frank McCoy - Makeup, Dorothy Parkinson - Makeup, Joseph Biroc - Cinematographer, Harry Keller - Producer, John P. Austin - Set Designer, Oliver Emert - Set Designer, John McCarthy - Set Designer, Charles Spurgeon - Special Effects, Douglas Heyes - Screenwriter, Wade Miller - Book Author
Kitten with a Whip is a 1959 pulp novel by "Wade Miller", a pseudonym used by the writing team Robert Wade and William Miller. The novel was published by Fawcett's Gold Medal imprint. The plot involves an attractive teenage juvenile delinquent who attempts to seduce and then blackmail a middle-aged politician.
This film is listed among "The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made" in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson’s book, The Official Razzie Movie Guide.
