Overview
Genre
DramaRelease Date
September 21, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
102 min.Studio
IFC FilmsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Stephen ElliottProducer
Elizabeth Destro, Gordon Bijelonic, Elana Krausz, Datari TurnerScreenwriter
Stephen Elliott, Lorelei LeeStarring
- Ashley Hinshaw
- Lili Taylor
- James Franco as Francis
- Heather Graham as Margaret
- Dev Patel as Andrew
- Jonny Weston
- Megan Boone
- Ernest Waddell
- Michael T Stewart
- Steven Wiig
Story
This bold debut film by author Stephen Elliott, a visual love letter to San Francisco, is the story of high school student Angelica (a mesmerizing Ashley Hinshaw), whose choices lead her from a depressing home life and dead-end job in Los Angeles to the fetish-filled Bay Area adult film world. A stepfather with dark motives lurks in the background, as Angelica watches over her younger sister and questions her options. In memorable supporting roles are Festival favorite Lili Taylor as Angelica's manic and opportunistic mother, Jonny Weston as her sexy but sleazy boyfriend and Dev Patel as best friend and much-needed nonsexual support. The vibrant cast also includes James Franco as a coke-addicted attorney who spots Angelica in a strip club, and Heather Graham as a female porn director who launches "Cherry's" adult film career with mixed feelings. A gritty and defiantly voyeuristic look at the life of a youth who never loses her innocence, even as she gyrates for the camera, About Cherry captures a rare point of view, urging us to consider the delicate tension between body and self by focusing on society's most sought after objects of desire.
