FeatureR1993·89m·6.7

The Crush

He thought it was just a crush. He was dead wrong.

ThrillerDrama

A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

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Cast

Cary Elwes

Nick Eliot

Alicia Silverstone

Adrian Forrester

Jennifer Rubin

Amy Maddik

Kurtwood Smith

Cliff Forrester

Amber Benson

Cheyenne

Gwynyth Walsh

Liv Forrester

Deborah Hancock

Samantha

Beverley Elliott

Tex Murphy

Andrew Airlie

Dr. Pollard

Sheila Paterson

Mrs. Tinkerman

Brent Chapman

Steven Tinkerman

James Kidnie

Attorney

Matthew Walker

Michael

Doug Abrahams

Hospital Room Cop

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$13.6M
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment

Crew

Director

Alan Shapiro

Writers

Alan Shapiro

Michael S. Bolton

Production Design

Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

Graeme Revell

Original Music Composer

Sharon Purdy

Costume Design

Ian Crafford

Editor

Gallery

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

10.0

It came out in '93 when I was 13 and seriously got addicted to the moody mystery thrillers. I mean, I grew up in a house that fostered a love for pulp fiction novels, Sabitini, Leonard, Howard, Hammett, and these movies kind of fall right into those novels. And this had a great cast, Elwes, Silverstone, Rubin, so the film was cast in a way that it could save whatever trash the script was lacking in. And in this case it's plot turns and mystery that it's lacking. The story itself is honestly pretty boring. And I don't fault anyone that objects to that. However, it has enough tension to really enjoy it. The acting is great. It really sets the mood in the right places. It's only when it comes down to the script itself where it fails, and even then the premise is interesting if it were done better.