Homecoming (2009)

A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.

Director:

Morgan J. Freeman

Writer:

Katie L. Fetting

Stars:

Mischa Barton, Matt Long, Jessica Stroup

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mischa Barton	...	Shelby Mercer
Matt Long	...	Mike Donaldson
Jessica Stroup	...	Elizabeth Mitchum
Michael Landes	...	Billy Fletcher
Allen Williamson	...	Adams
Joshua Elijah Reese	...	Billick
Nick Pasqual	...	Davis
Joe Forgione	...	Elfman
Alex Hooper	...	Jablonski
Cassandra Nentwig	...	Monica
Danielle Simone	...	Jackie
Hunter Seagroves	...	Eddie
Robert Haley	...	Lloyd Christiansen
Mary Decaro	...	Taylor (as Mary Griffin)
Amanda Jane Cooper	...	Aleisha

Storyline

Mike was the star quarterback in a blue-collar small town where football is everything. After receiving a scholarship to Northwestern University, he returns home over Christmas break and everyone is surprised to see him with a new girlfriend, Elizabeth, a pretty rich girl from Chicago. No one is more shocked than Mike's homecoming queen ex-girlfriend, Shelby, who desperately wants Elizabeth out of the picture. After a freak car accident leaves an injured Elizabeth at the mercy of Shelby, all hell breaks loose as Shelby does everything it takes to get Mike back.

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Plot Keywords:

bound and gagged | no cell phone signal | christmas | christmas season | football | 

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Taglines:

A girl never forgets her first love...

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sport | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Besessen - Fesseln der Eifersucht

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$8,500,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animus Films, Paper Street Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mike and Shelby are alone in the bowling alley, she pours him an Iced Tea. As the conversation continues, his drink switches to his right and his left. When it's on his right, it's appears to be a Coke. When it's on his left, it's an iced tea again.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince/(500) Days of Summer/Homecoming (2009)

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Soundtracks

All The Rumors
Written by Alex Steuerwald
Performed by Mere Mortals
Courtesy of Meremortalsmusic

User Reviews

To be entirely fair, it could have been a lot worse

Look let's be honest, this movie is nothing special. It's at best an alright misery rip off and at worse a brundlefly of better movies. However, I honestly can't hate it. Like okay it's not my favourite movie by a long shot (though I'd be lying if I said I really like Jessica Stroup in anything.......except prom night and iron fist but more on those later) but it's at least acknowledging of how derivative it is. Mischa Barton is ridiculous but still kinda creepy, the boyfriend is pretty likeable if a bit too naive at times, there's some moments in it that make me genuinely flinch every time I see them (that ankle break is pretty brutal). So yeah, it's shameless in deriding from better movies but come on, you knew that going in. It's cliched, silly and at a few points just plain weird, but if you can switch your brain off for a bit, it's not bad.