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

3 wins.

Cast

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

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:

abusive mother | christmas tree | ultrasound | car crash | stolen car | 

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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.

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is based on a true story.

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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 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.62 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Price Tag
Written by Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, B.o.B. (as Bobby Ray Jr. Simmons), Jessie J (as Jessica Cornish)
Performed by Jessie J

User Reviews

Dramatic, touching, and emotional film. Hudgens' best acting to date.

I saw Gimme Shelter on Jan. 24th (opening day) and it changed me. The film is realistic. Gimme Shelter is a gritty portrayal of a true story. This film will touch you & make you feel humanity. Vanessa Hudgens plays Apple who has lived a very difficult life filled with: sadness, pain, abandonment, abuse, and misery. Growing up she went from foster home to foster home. Rosario Dawson played Apple's sinister/ evil mother. Dawson did an excellent job of portraying a drug addict mother. Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) played Apple's father who works on Wall Street. The powerful message of the film is that sometimes strangers/ friends can feel close like family while your actual family can feel like strangers.

Vanessa Hudgens should win an award for this film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2013 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Gimme Shelter

Filming Locations:

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$689,070, 26 January 2014

Gross USA:

$1,359,910

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,362,018

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color