Wild Cherry (2009)

A virginal high school senior decides to get revenge on her jock boyfriend when she discovers he's only dating her in hopes that she'll end up in his teams' "bang book".

Director:

Dana Lustig

Writers:

Grant Vetters, David Kolbowicz,

Stars:

Rumer Willis, Tania Raymonde, Kristin Cavallari

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rumer Willis	...	Katlyn Chase
Tania Raymonde	...	Helen McNicol
Kristin Cavallari	...	Trish Van Doren
Ryan Merriman	...	Stanford Prescott
Jesse Moss	...	Brad 'Skeets' Skeetowski
John White	...	Franklin Peters
Jeff Wahl	...	Scar
Joel Labelle	...	Marco
Tegan Moss	...	Hannah
Tia Carrere	...	Ms. Haumea
Bryan Clark	...	Jared Chase
Rob Schneider	...	Nathan McNicol
Cory Wojcik	...	Coach Becker
Curtis Moore	...	Mr. Potzwild
Ashley Mayberry	...	Hagatha

Storyline

In high school, three girlfriends decide to make a secret pact with each other to wait to have sex, save themselves until they feel the time is right, despite an aggressive plan from the opposing sex.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | jock | washing machine | breast fondling | female masturbation | 

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Taglines:

Never give it up.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and some alcohol use - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wilde Kirschen - The Power of the Pussy

Filming Locations:

Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Redwood Palms Pictures, Byron A. Martin Productions, Farpoint Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 120 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color Color (35 mm version)

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Helen is speaking with her dad after 'playing' with the carrot, the carrot changes from thick to thin each time they pan back and forth.

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Quotes

Katlyn Chase: Look, everyone's first time sucks. That's why, the next party I go to, I'm finding the hottest, drunkest guy I can and just gettin' it over with.

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Soundtracks

"I'm Alive"
Written by 'Kandice Melonakos'
Performed by 'Kandice Melonakos'

User Reviews

It's like a really watered down version of 'American Pie' w/o the nudity...

When you try to make the female equivalent to one of the most raunchiest comedies of all-time (American Pie), shouldn't it be at least risqué? There is no nudity to speak of in Wild Cherry (yeah, we see the guys strip down and cover their naughty bits) and that's a bit of false advertising to me. It's not like I look for nudity in all the films that I watch... but I do expect them to be there in the raunchy teen sex comedies. It's like not having any blood in a Friday the 13th movie. It's like not having any cool gadgets to marvel over in a James Bond film. It's just wrong on so many levels.

The movie even started out promising enough, because Katyln Chase (Willis) is doing a documentary on teenage sex. Asking probing questions to other High School students about their first time, whether or not they had an orgasm, etc. That's when they come across a cheerleader (Moss) that tells them about "The Bang Book" and they should "just go ahead and lose theirs (virginity) so the team can win the big game and go to finals." The virgin girls (Willis, Raymonde, Cavallari) make a pact and try to get other students involved by holding secret meetings in the auditorium. Whereas American Pie is all about losing your virginity, Wild Cherry is about keeping your virginity.

It even tries to be raunchy but fails miserably. Even if American Pie was raunchy and disgusting, it was still set up and perfectly executed to make the film funny. Here, someone does a vile, disgusting act with an ice cube tray for no reason whatsoever. No set up, no explanation, just gross. And when the ice cube tray does get used... the person stops the victim from drinking and explains what is so wrong with the trays. It's quite possibly one of the worst set up/punchline I've ever seen in a movie. There are several other examples of bad screen writing and some of the dumbest characters I've ever had the displeasure of meeting, but I don't want to spoil it for you in case you want to torture yourselves.

About the only redeeming qualities this movie has is found in Rob Schneider and Tia Carrere. Schneider stars as Helen's dad, who is trying to get her to stay after she graduates and is also trying to teach her about sex. He does a good job with what he's got to work with and it's a shame that there was a missed opportunity with a joke involving him and a carrot. Tia Carrere is a teacher at the school and also runs a bookstore in town. I'm not sure what subject she teaches (although, I would be interested in taking it) and she has the best over-the-top performance in the film while in her 'secret garden', located in the back room of the bookstore. More reviews at www.soveryterry.com Final Grade: D