Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Seen it?1965 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for armchair detectives and fans of a good revenge story. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. If you loved Blue Velvet or Klute, start here. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Cates
- Sal MineoLawrence Sherman
- Juliet ProwseNorah Dain
- Jan MurrayLt. Dave Madden
- Elaine StritchMarian Freeman
- Margot BennettEdie Sherman
- Daniel J. TravantiCarlo
- Diana MoorePam Madden
- Frank CampanellaPolice Captain
- Bruce GloverFrank
- Tom AldredgeAdler