About Cherry (2012)

A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

Director:

Stephen Elliott

Writers:

Stephen Elliott (screenplay), Lorelei Lee (screenplay)

Stars:

Ashley Hinshaw, Lili Taylor, James Franco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashley Hinshaw	...	Angelina
Lili Taylor	...	Phyllis
Dev Patel	...	Andrew
Diane Farr	...	Jillian
Jonny Weston	...	Bobby
James Franco	...	Francis
Heather Graham	...	Margaret
Maya Raines	...	Jojo
Vincent Palo	...	Paco
Elana Krausz	...	Lana
Isaac Fitzberald	...	Mike G
Lorelei Lee	...	Sophey
K. Lee	...	Sweet
Princess Donna	...	Aimee
Sensi Pearl	...	Vicki

Storyline

A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

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Plot Keywords:

caught masturbating | masturbation

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Taglines:

There's no such thing as going too far.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, including nudity, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2012 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Cherry

Filming Locations:

San Francisco Armory, 1800 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,760 (USA) (21 September 2012)

Gross:

$2,760 (USA) (21 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Enderby Entertainment, Gordon Bijelonic / Datari Turner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"San Francisco"
Performed by Jill Sobule

User Reviews

What about Cherry...?

"About Cherry" does try hard to deliver, but it just doesn't punch hard enough to make a lasting mark.

The movie trots ahead at a fairly slow, but steady, pace, which makes the movie seem to go on for a very long time. Especially where there aren't any particular peak moments in the movie.

"About Cherry" is about a young girl who leaves her dysfunctional family behind and moves to San Francisco with her friend. Here in the new town she starts making pornography for a living and earns good money, without heeding the dark side of her job. With her family ties and friendships on the line, Cherry balances a fine line which could easily tip her over.

The story is average, although it is quite painted out in stereotypical aspects, and it is to the point where it starts to become a daytime soap show; alcoholism, pornographic business, drug abuse, family problems, and so forth.

The problem with "About Cherry" is the characters in the story, as they are unfathomably one-dimensional and just doesn't really show much personality or give you enough of them to make you care. You just sit throughout the entire movie with a shrug and occasional shake of the head.

Be warned that there is an excessive amount of nudity and sexual references in the movie, obviously as the movie does revolve around the pornographic industry. Personally, I didn't care much for it, because it was done to the point where it was too much, bordering on being softcore pornography at times.

Personally, I did find that most people in the movie did fair enough jobs with their given roles, but only a couple of them managed to stand out in the movie, and those were Dev Patel (playing Andrew), Heather Graham (playing Margaret) and Lili Taylor (playing Phyllis).

I am sure if you are fans of anyone in the movie, then you might find some greater enjoyment in this movie, or if you have some kind of fascination with the way the pornographic business works, then this might be something for you. But if you are watching this for entertainment, as I did, then you will not walk away with a 'wow' sensation, because the movie just doesn't rock the boat.