Plush (2013)

A young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger to her and those close to her.

Director:

Catherine Hardwicke

Writers:

Catherine Hardwicke, Arty Nelson

Stars:

Emily Browning, Xavier Samuel, Cam Gigandet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Browning	...	Hayley
Xavier Samuel	...	Enzo
Cam Gigandet	...	Carter
Dawn Olivieri	...	Annie
Thomas Dekker	...	Jack
Frances Fisher	...	Camila (as Francis Fisher)
Elizabeth Peña	...	Dr. Lopez
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Butch Hopkins / Writer
Marlene Forte	...	Dr. Ortiz (as Marlene Ortez)
Bradley James Metcalf	...	The Twins (as Bradley Metcalf)
Jack Patrick Metcalf	...	The Twins (as Jack Metcalf)
Travis Scott Metcalf	...	The Twins (as Travis Metcalf)
Kennedy Waite	...	Lila
Steven Asbury	...	Donnie / Drummer (as Steve Asbury)
James Kyson	...	Coat & Tie Fan

Storyline

Mourning the loss of her brother/collaborator, a young rocker struggles to write music while juggling a husband, two kids, and a mysterious new guitarist who will stop at nothing to become the most important person in her life.

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Plot Keywords:

guitarist | gay interest | sex scene | obsessed fan | seduction | 

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Taglines:

There's a fine line between love and obsession.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual material, violence, language and some drug use.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Plush: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,843, 15 September 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,843, 15 September 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, IM Global Octane, Reliance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shiloh Fernandez turned down the role of Enzo. Xavier Samuel was later cast.

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Goofs

After Carter meets Lila and they are ready to go on the ridge, his backpack is on his back. In the next shot the backpack disappears.

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Quotes

Jack: You cherish her?
Carter: Of course.
Jack: Cherish her.

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Connections

Features Urban Migration (2013)

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Soundtracks

Introdubtion
Written by Ming Vauz, Nick Launay, Marcus Ak Andersson (as Marcus AK Andersson), Anthony Calonico, Alex Talan and Chris Parise
Performed by Plush f. Emily Browning

User Reviews

Predictable thriller

Plush follows a young star following the death of her brother. I have no idea whether it presents an accurate picture of the rock star lifestyle though it seemed authentic enough for me to swallow.

Browning does a passable impression of a rock star and the concert scenes are pretty good. The support cast are less impressive, I wasn't convinced by Xavier Samuel as the guitarist Enzo.

This is a film about obsession but it takes far too long for the plot to kick in and even when it does for me the characters are too selfish and self absorbed to care too much about. Unfortunately any originality the film may have had disintegrates as it turns into a formulaic thriller the likes of which we have seen way too many times before.

Although Plush is far from a total write off apart from a nice performance from Emily Browning there isn't too much to recommend it.