Overview

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 Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist.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.

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Cast

Keir Dullea

David Clemens

Janet Margolin

Lisa Brandt

Howard Da Silva

Dr. Swinford

Neva Patterson

Mrs. Clemens

Clifton James

John

Jaime Sánchez

Carlos

Karen Lynn Gorney

Josette

Frank Perry

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