Blame (2017)

A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to 'The Crucible'.

Director:

Quinn Shephard

Writers:

Quinn Shephard, Laurie Shephard (story by)

Stars:

Tate Donovan, Chris Messina, Trieste Kelly Dunn

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tate Donovan	...	Robert McCarthy
Chris Messina	...	Jeremy Woods
Trieste Kelly Dunn	...	Jennifer
Quinn Shephard	...	Abigail Grey
Nadia Alexander	...	Melissa Bowman
Geneva Carr	...	Mrs. Howell
Owen Campbell	...	TJ
Luke Slattery	...	Eric
Marcia DeBonis	...	Ms. Cohen
Tessa Albertson	...	Ellie Redgrave
Sarah Mezzanotte	...	Sophie Grant
Michael Jefferson	...	Hallway Teacher
Larry Mitchell	...	Officer Dolan
Elizabeth Howell	...	Abigail's Mother (as Elizabeth Ann Howell)
Whitney Harris	...	Melissa's mom (voice)

Storyline

It's the start of a new year at a small suburban high school. Abigail is an outcast who seeks solace in the worlds of the characters she reads about, much to the amusement of her manipulative classmate, Melissa. When an intriguing new drama teacher Jeremy casts Abigail over Melissa in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Abigail's confidence blooms, and soon her relationship with Jeremy begins to move beyond just fantasy. Melissa, fueled by vengeful jealousy, begins to spiral out of control and concocts a plot against Abigail. This triggers a chain of events that will come to affect everyone around them, as well as reveal some dark truths.

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Plot Keywords:

male teacher has sex with female student | reference to the crucible | male teacher female student sex | jealous teenager | high school | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Quinn Shepherd graduated from Metuchen High School, the school that appears in several scenes in the film. The mascot really is the Bulldogs.

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Connections

References The Crucible (1996)

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Soundtracks

White Girl
Written & Performed by viLLain
Produced by Uri Bar and Quinn Shephard
Courtesy of South Third Productions

User Reviews

Explanation for the limp

It seems several people are confused by Abigail's limp that goes away. The first scene she did in the beginning of the movie, for the pregnant drama teacher, was from Tennessee Williams " The Glass Menagerie". The character she was portraying, Laura Wingfield, has a limp. She was in character.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blame

Filming Locations:

Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reel Enigma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color