Rivals

Aug 16, 1972

1h 44m

★ 5.4

A love story that ends with a scream.

Overview

A boy with an unhealthy and pathological attachment to his mother becomes increasingly jealous of the new man in her life. After his mother remarries, his rage and misery overwhelm him and he plots to kill his stepfather.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Muttontown Productions

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Rivals Trailers

Cast

Christine

Joan Hackett

Peter

Robert Klein

Jamie

Scott Jacoby

Mary

Jeanne Tanzy

Douglas

Glen Hayes

Madge

Phoebe Dorin

Child Psychiatrist

James Karen

Tony

Randy Digeronimo

Phil

Frank Fiore

Bob

Bill Herndon

Culloux

William Shust

Rabbi

Leib Lensky

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