Drama Cult Classic

Hypnosis, marital frustration, and exploitation-era shock meet in this 1963 psychodrama.

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ME!

1963 · 1h 7m · NR · Drama / Horror / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A woman who is unable to have sex with her husband goes to a psychiatrist for help. He sends her to a hypnotist, who finds out she has a deep, dark secret.

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What is Please Don't Touch Me! about?

Please Don't Touch Me! is a 1963 American drama, horror, and thriller film directed by Ron Ormond about a woman unable to be intimate with her husband who seeks help from a psychiatrist and a hypnotist to uncover a traumatic secret.

Programmer's Pick

Ron Ormond delivers a heady mix of exploitation and pop psychology, wrapping trauma and marital woes in a swirl of hypnotic showmanship and vintage 60s kitsch. If you’re intrigued by low-budget films that blend education with sensation, this one’s a strange little gem.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Please Don't Touch Me! opens by immersing viewers in a curious blend of educational footage on hypnotism, complete with operation scenes, pins through skin, and nail beds. This sets a clinical, slightly sensational tone before shifting gears to focus on a young couple in crisis: a frustrated husband and his glamorous, emotionally distant wife. As the narrative unfolds, it's clear that the wife’s aversion to intimacy is rooted in past trauma, prompting her to seek help from psychiatric and hypnotic professionals. The film leans into its 1960s exploitation vibe, with lingering dialogue, period fashions, and a focus on psychological unease, offering a cocktail of drama and horror with a distinctly low-budget, independent flavor.