Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Sylvie Cooper

Darryl Cooper

Georgie Cooper

Bob

Isabelle

Kid

Another Kid

Guy

Man in Car

Tiny

Old Man

James

Man on Screen

M.D.

Nurse Behind Desk

Orderly

Deathrocker

Truck Driver

Roofer

Lisa

Jeff

Estelle

Max

Student (uncredited)

The original script was titled, 'Fast Lane'. The title was changed shortly after filming began.

The Character of Ivy was originally written to live at the end of the film. The script had Ivy leave the Coopers home at the end and go hitch-hiking. It was only when New Line Cinema told Director, Katt Shea, that they wanted Drew Barrymore's character to die, that she had to go back and film the ending once all the other shooting had finished.

Drew Barrymore failed to attend her first audition. Director, Katt Shea Ruben wanted Drew for the part of Ivy and arranged another audition which Drew Barrymore also failed to attend. After Katt Shea spoke to Drew's agent and told her she was no longer interested in her for the lead, she pleaded with Katt to give Drew another change. Drew ended up auditioning at Katt Shea Ruben's house not knowing that the director had already decided she had the job.

Right at the start of the film, a dog has been run over by a car. To put it out of its misery, Ivy kills it. As she does, a whole lot of blood splashes on to Sara's face. However, in the next shot, the blood is nowhere to be seen.

In the scene where Sylvie breaks the espresso machine, spilling coffee grounds on the floor; the maid, Iris, uses the vacuum to clean it up. We hear a vacuum sound effect, and the camera focuses on the machine but the vacuum is clearly not turned on because the vacuum bag does not inflate.

A few scenes before the car accident, Ivy's injury is visible, but very light on her chest. Once the car accident occurs, the injury is in the same place, but much darker.

Ivy: Everybody hates me.

Ivy: It won't ever happen again.

Sylvie Cooper: The fact that Fred hated ever human except me really meant something.