The Crush
He thought it was just a crush. He was dead wrong.
Country
Production
Budget
$6 000 000
Box office
$13 609 396
Director
Alan Shapiro
Actors
Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith, Amber Benson, Gwynyth Walsh, Deborah Hancock, Beverley Elliott, Andrew Airlie, Sheila Paterson
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Alan Shapiro
Producer
James G. Robinson, Gary Barber
Camera operator
Bruce Surtees
Composer
Artist
Michael S. Bolton
Audition
Marci Liroff
Editing
Ian Crafford
Whole Team (14)
Whole Team (14)
Short description
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
What's left behind the scenes
- The wardrobe for Jennifer Rubin's character consisted primarily of her own clothes.
- The film's original title was "Teenage from Hell."
- A body double was used for the nude scenes in place of Alicia Silverstone, as she was a minor at the time.
- When the film was edited for television, Alicia Silverstone's character's name was changed from Darian to Adrian. Alan Shapiro wrote the script based on memories of his own past, but the girl he wrote about sued him because she shared the same name as his "fictional" character.
- When the film was edited for television, the name of Alicia Silverstone's character was changed from Darian to Adrian. Alan Shapiro wrote the script based on memories of his own past, but the woman he wrote about sued him because she bore the same name as his “fictional” heroine.
- According to director and screenwriter Alan Shapiro, the film is based on true events. After graduating from college, Shapiro rented a guest house from a married couple in Los Angeles. At the time, Shapiro was trying to write screenplays for Hollywood studios, but he was constantly distracted by the owners' underage daughter, Darian, who was in love with him. Shapiro wanted nothing to do with her and rejected her advances. One day, he returned home to find an obscenity scratched into his brand-new car. Shapiro approached the girl's parents, but she denied everything, and the parents chose to believe her. They didn't believe him even when one of Darian's classmates supported Shapiro. It ended with Shapiro moving out and never seeing Darian again. Many years later, his wife reminded him of the incident and suggested that a good thriller could be made from it; thus, he began writing the script for «Crush».
- In the nude scenes, a body double played Alicia Silverstone because she was a minor at the time.
- During the filming of the movie, Alicia Silverstone turned 15, gained emancipation from her parents, and became financially independent. She also came out from under child labor laws, which would have limited the amount of time she could dedicate to filming.
- Jennifer Rubin's character's wardrobe consisted mostly of her own clothes.
- According to director and screenwriter Alan Shapiro, the film is based on real events. After graduating from college, Shapiro rented a guesthouse from a married couple in Los Angeles. At the time, Shapiro was trying to write scripts for Hollywood studios, but he was constantly distracted by the homeowners' underage daughter, Darian, who was in love with him. Shapiro, however, wanted nothing to do with her and rejected her advances. One day he returned home and found an obscenity scratched onto his recently purchased new car. Shapiro turned to the girl's parents, but she denied everything, and they preferred to believe her. They didn't even believe him when Darian's classmate corroborated his story. In the end, Shapiro moved out and never saw Darian again. Many years later, Shapiro's wife reminded him of the incident and suggested it could make a good thriller, so he began writing the screenplay for "The Crush."
- During the filming of the movie, Alicia Silverstone turned 15, gaining emancipation from parental guardianship and independence from her parents. This also exempted her from child labor laws, which would have limited the amount of time she could spend filming.
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