Burning Palms (2010)

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate.

Director:

Christopher Landon

Writer:

Christopher Landon

Stars:

Jamie Chung, Rosamund Pike, Dylan McDermott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Chung	...	Ginny
Rosamund Pike	...	Dedra
Dylan McDermott	...	Dennis Marx
Shannen Doherty	...	Dr. Shelly
Zoe Saldana	...	Sarah Cotton
Nick Stahl	...	Robert Kane
Robert Hoffman	...	Chad Bower
Paz Vega	...	Blanca Juarez
Peter Macdissi	...	Gerry
Anson Mount	...	Tom
Emily Meade	...	Chloe Marx
Lake Bell	...	Mary Jane
Tiara McKinney	...	Mahogany
Adriana Barraza	...	Louisa Alvarez
Jake Austin Walker	...	Trevor

Storyline

In Santa Monica, a woman becomes alarmingly concerned over her fiancé's unnaturally close relationship with his teenage daughter. In Westwood, a sexual act turns into a psychological obsession for a young woman. In West Hollywood, a gay couple buys a young daughter and attempts to mold her to fit their lifestyle. In Holmby Hills, maladjusted kids and their equally maladjusted nanny play murderous games. In Sherman Oaks, a rape victim faces her violator. In these five stories, one thing is clear, everything is taken to extremes in California.

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Plot Keywords:

kangaroo court | rape | rape victim | maid | gay couple | 

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Taglines:

Five Tales That Will F#%! You Up For Life

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence including a rape, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films In Motion

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"HELLO DARLING"
Written by Franck Sarkissian
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Five stories that will make you to want your time back

Initially I wanted to give this film grade five, that is one note for each story. But after I watched, in the first and last segment are events that can happen in real life so I stopped on four. The remaining stories are cheesy and tacky. A father has intimate relations with his underage daughter, a girl has problems with hygiene after a bizarre practice with her boyfriend, a gay couple buys a daughter, then realizing it's better to buy a dog. A housekeeper is mocking by a rebellious kid and then stolen by something that seems out of the ordinary and a young woman is a victim of a rape, then she seeks the aggressor and put it in a position to repeat the scene. I'm not surprised that this movie has so few votes and opinions. Hopefully this kind of films will not be made.