Spring Breakers (2012)

Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work.

Director:

Harmony Korine

Writer:

Harmony Korine (screenplay)

Stars:

Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Franco	...	Alien
Selena Gomez	...	Faith
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Candy
Ashley Benson	...	Brit
Rachel Korine	...	Cotty
Gucci Mane	...	Archie
Heather Morris	...	Bess
Ash Lendzion	...	Forest
Emma Holzer	...	Heather
Lee Irby	...	History Professor
Jeff Jarrett	...	Youth Pastor
Josh Randall	...	Jock 1
Travis Duncan	...	Jock 2
John McClain	...	Judge
Paige Anderson	...	Female Guard

Storyline

Brit, Candy, Cotty, and Faith have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper "Alien" promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.

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Plot Keywords:

spring break | restaurant | jail | college girl | money | 

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Taglines:

A little sun can bring out your dark side.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bahar Tatili

Filming Locations:

Gulfport, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$263,002 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Gross:

$14,049,593 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Productions, O' Salvation, Division Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First R-rated film for Selena Gomez

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Quotes

Alien: When I'm with them, I'm gonna be thinking about you.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.113 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Moment 4 Life"
Performed by Nicki Minaj and Aubrey Graham
Written by Nicki Minaj, Aubrey Graham, Nikhil Seetharam and Tyler Williams

User Reviews

Destined to split opinion.

The latest from controversy-baiter Harmony Korine is yet another opinion-splitter. Focussing on the exploits of four bored girls who rob a bank to fund their trip to Florida in order to party and "find themselves" - only to become entangled in drugs, weapons and gangsters

• Korine creates a lurid, confronting flick that is short on narrative

and high on mood. Spring Breakers is essentially a string of montages set to dance and hip-hop tunes; the slick and well selected beats dictate the tempo and tell the tale. There are some choice scenes - a slow-mo sequence played against Britney Spear's "Everytime" is a highlight - and Korine has a bag of visually stylish tics up his sleeve, but how much you enjoy this down and dirty odyssey will be largely dependent on your tolerance levels of the languid and repetitive nature of the storytelling, as well as your taste in music. James Franco's gangster Alien is slimy yet charismatic, Selena Gomez is wooden as the impressionable Faith whilst Vanessa Hudgens unequivocally obliterates her Disney princess persona as the morally corrupt and money hungry Candy. One of those movies where the soundtrack is better than the actual film, this certainly isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea.