Crash Pad (2017)

A hopeless romantic, who thinks he's found true love with an older woman, learns that she's married and that the fling is merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband.

Director:

Kevin Tent

Writer:

Jeremy Catalino

Stars:

Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Sunita Prasad

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Domhnall Gleeson	...	Stensland
Christina Applegate	...	Morgan
Sunita Prasad	...	Counter Girl
Balinder Johal	...	Muumuu
Dan Gill	...	Lyle
James Yi	...	Mr. Laframboise
Nils Hognestad	...	Pierce
Nina Dobrev	...	Hannah
Thomas Haden Church	...	Grady
BJ Harrison	...	Ella
Brenda Crichlow	...	Estelle (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Candus Churchill	...	Keeley
Angela Moore	...	Denise
Aliyah O'Brien	...	Female Bartender
Anja Savcic	...	Peggy the Pony Snuggler

Storyline

A hopeless romantic (Domhnall Gleeson) thinks he's found true love with an older woman (Christina Applegate), only to learn that she's married and their encounter was merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband (Thomas Haden Church). Initially out for blood, the husband finds himself strangely sympathetic to the romantic's plight. He decides the best way for the two of them to get revenge is by moving in together, cutting her out and living a bachelor's life.

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Plot Keywords:

female stockinged legs | pumps | bangs | short dress with boots | short dress | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude sexual content, language, some nudity, drug use and alcohol abuse

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Jeremy Catalino originally conceived of the story for Crash Pad (2017) after meeting a married woman online and having a weekend-long affair with her. He wondered what would happen if the woman's husband found out about the affair and came after him. As of the film's release, Catalino and the woman both live in Portland, OR and remain friends.

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Goofs

When Stensland watches the TV show, "Dawson's Creek," which the character claims was recorded onto VHS from its original air-date, the theme song is inaccurate. It's not the original theme song (Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait"), but rather, it's Jann Arden's "Run Like Mad;" an alternative theme song used for the DVD and Netflix releases to avoid paying expensive royalties to Paula Cole.

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Soundtracks

Something To Hold
Written by Stephen Lukach, Daniel Rojas, and Cazz Brindis
Performed by Stop The Fox (feat. Cazz Brindis)

User Reviews

Domhnall Gleeson brings this film up to a "5" despite a very poor script

This would have been a disaster were it not for Gleeson, who somehow manages to work in his take on the naive nerd looking for true love, who falls for an older married woman (Applegate), only using him for sex to pay back her husband (Hayden Church) for what she perceives is his infidelity.

Gleeson's very good performance allows the audience to bear through a sophomoric script.

Kudos to Thomas Hayden Church whose impeccable timing adds needed snap to the dialogue.

Editng is notable as well.

Gleeson is an impressive actor, and as he (hopefully) stretches himself into more complex roles, will no doubt discover higher ground upon which he can unfold his talent.

I'm rating Crash Pad a 5 (avoiding a 1 only because of Gleeson, Church and overall snappy editing).

The rest of the cast is wasted on this dog of a a script and 5 is generous.

2017 is going down as one of the worst years for movie releases unless the holiday season comes up big to redeem it.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crash Pad

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indomitable Entertainment, Windowseat Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color