Claim: Drew Barrymore starred in a film.

Poison Ivy is a 1992 American drama-thriller film directed by Katt Shea . Andy Ruben -LRB- who also produced and/or semi-directed the film -RRB- transformed Melissa Goddard 's story into the screenplay . It stars Drew Barrymore , Sara Gilbert , Tom Skerritt , and Cheryl Ladd . The original music score is composed by David Michael Frank . The film was shot in Los Angeles .   It was nominated for the 1992 Grand Jury prize of Best Film at the Sundance Festival . Sara Gilbert was nominated for Best Supporting Female at the 1993 Independent Spirit Awards . Although it did not fare very well at the box office , grossing $ 1,829,804 with its limited theatrical release to 20 movie theaters , the film received favorable word-of-mouth , and became a success on cable and video in the mid-1990s . As a result , the film spawned three sequels that are , by subtitle , Lily , The New Seduction , and The Secret Society .