Pretty Poison (1968 Noel Black)

Anthony Perkins is endearing as an ex-arsonist who lives a fantasy life, running into murderous nut Tuesday Weld, whilst pursued by probation officer John Randolph and harrangued by the girl's mother Beverly Garland (much on TV, she has 193 IMDB credits!)

Lorenzo Semple Jr adapted Stephen Geller's 1966 novel 'She Let Him Continue', written in kind of Beat, stream-of-consciousness style. (The novelist subsequently wrote some screenplays, including Slaughterhouse-Five).

Perkin's decision to sabotage a chemical plant which is polluting the water supply is of its time.

Perkins is great in cult oddball, quite funny.

That is a clip from The St Valentine's Day Massacre playing in the cinema.