Gimme Shelter (2013)

A pregnant teenager flees her abusive mother in search of her father, only to be rejected by her stepmother and forced to survive on the streets until a compassionate stranger offers a hopeful alternative.

Director:

Ron Krauss

Writer:

Ron Krauss

Stars:

Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Brendan Fraser	...	Tom Fitzpatrick
Rosario Dawson	...	June Bailey
Ann Dowd	...	Kathy
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Stephanie Szostak	...	Joanna Fitzpatrick
James Earl Jones	...	Frank McCarthy
Emily Meade	...	Cassandra
Dascha Polanco	...	Carmel
Tashiana Washington	...	Destiny / Princess
Candace Smith	...	Marie Abeanni
Eddie Schweighardt	...	Dustin
Peter Epstein	...	Taxi driver
Hector Lincoln	...	June's Boyfriend
Ralph Rodriguez	...	Church Attendee
Andrea Cirie	...	Clinic Nurse

Storyline

16 year old street-wise Apple (Vanessa Hudgens) has never had an easy life. Her mother, June Bailey (Rosario Dawson), is an addict and prostitute, is verbally and physically abusive, and is grooming her daughter to follow in her footsteps. Apple knows the streets, alleys and motels like the back of her hand but wants more from her life. She possesses a tenacious, tough, indomitable spirit, and will not surrender to fate. Apple runs away from her mother and tracks down her father whom she has never known, as he was only 19 when he got Apple's mother pregnant. Apple begs her now Wall Street Broker father, Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Fraser), to take her in. In the few days under her father's care, she learns she's become pregnant by a kid from the streets she met on the train, who now wants nothing to do with her. She is forced to leave her father's home because of her choice to give birth to the baby she is carrying. Apple runs away again, and is eventually taken under the wing of Father ...

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Plot Keywords:

giving birth | latex gloves | solidarity | compassion | imperative in title | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to leave home to find your family.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving mistreatment, some drug content, violence and language - all concerning teens.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Protège-moi

Filming Locations:

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$689,091, 26 January 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,359,563, 23 February 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Day Twenty- Eight Films, Rishon Films, Day 28 Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

AJ Michalka auditioned for the role of Agnes "Apple" Bailey.

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Quotes

June Bailey: You don't know what I ever wanted out of life. Look at me now. I deserve a second chance.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.18 (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Bottom
Written by Kevin Bennett Jr.
Performed by Young Bonez [aka Kevin Bennett Jr.]

User Reviews

great first impression

I have never seen Vanessa before but after watching Gimme Shelter I am a fan. This was a very hard movie to watch all the actors did a great Job on making feel so real. There was not one angle or part where I thought this moving was lacking something. Everyone involved did a great job. I was on the edge of my seat and filled with emotion the whole time. I would say Vanessa is Oscar worthy but really I think she did better then any Oscar winner and its not good enough for her or the movie. The movie grabbed me within the first ten minuets never leaving me with a dull moment. I would like to see more true stories like this and I am looking forward to Vanessa's next film.