Spontaneous (2020)

Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up...and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Director:

Brian Duffield

Writers:

Brian Duffield (screenplay by), Aaron Starmer (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katherine Langford	...	Mara
Charlie Plummer	...	Dylan
Yvonne Orji	...	Agent Rosetti
Hayley Law	...	Tess
Piper Perabo	...	Angela
Rob Huebel	...	Charlie
Chris Shields	...	Spiros
Marlowe Percival	...	Becky
Laine MacNeil	...	Jenna
Clive Holloway	...	Joe
Doralynn Mui	...	Cranberry
Kaitlyn Bernard	...	Skye
Jared Ager-Foster	...	Jed
Mellany Barros	...	Katelyn
Chelah Horsdal	...	Denise

Storyline

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally...), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.

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Plot Keywords:

school | young adult | based on young adult novel | spontaneous combustion | reference to richard nixon | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for teen drug and alcohol use, language and bloody images throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Mara plays a song on the diner jukebox she enters C 4. (A common variety of the plastic explosive)

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Connections

References Traffic (2000)

User Reviews

RomComs are NEVERr on my playlist. Knowing that Id recommend this for anyone looking to watch a great movie

Ya RomComs are something I avoid at all costs. Theyre always the same and never ever anything that would play out in real life so why give you or your partner unrealistic expectations watching something that is just going to set you up for failure.. This movie SPONTANOUSly turned out to be something completely unexpected - REALLY Good and really funny. The romance part is underplayed and mostly the setup as an after thought for the perfectly timed witty one liners that are delivered spot on with real chemistry you can feel between the main actors. The movie is just a take on the traditional coming of age story and how everything when youre young seems like the end or the beginning of the world and with each death of a young persons dream life its never the end but just the transition to another dream of how life will play out.. I dont know if that makes sense to anyone reading this but it was a really great movie witty well acted and moves along at a good pace. It was this directors debut and I cant wait for more projects in the future to be made by them.. Great job

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spontaneous

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Awesomeness Films, Jurassic Party Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1