Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
Cast
Keir Dullea
David Clemens
Janet Margolin
Lisa Brandt
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Swinford
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Clemens
Clifton James
John
Richard McMurray
Mr. Stewart Clemens
Nancy Nutter
Maureen
Mathew Anden
Simon
Jaime Sánchez
Carlos
Coni Hudak
Kate
Karen Lynn Gorney
Josette
Janet Lee Parker
Sandra
Frank Perry
Newsdealer (uncredited)
Crew
Frank Perry
Director
Eleanor Perry
Screenplay
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Book
Irving Oshman
Editor
Leonard Hirschfield
Director of Photography
Tony LaMarca
Assistant Director
Paul M. Heller
Producer, Art Direction
Lee R. Bobker
Associate Producer
Herbert Nagle
Production Assistant
William Bayer
Production Assistant
Bernard Hirschenson
Camera Operator
Lawrence Williams Jr.
Assistant Camera
Edith Hamlin
Casting
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Mark Lawrence
Original Music Composer
Gene Callahan
Set Decoration
Betty Todd
Script Supervisor
Alan Stetson
Key Grip
Max Kurz
Gaffer
Steve Kesten
Production Manager
Ted Trinkaus
Title Designer
