Ingrid Goes West (2017)

An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star.

Director:

Matt Spicer

Writers:

David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer

Stars:

Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr.

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aubrey Plaza	...	Ingrid Thorburn
Elizabeth Olsen	...	Taylor Sloane
O'Shea Jackson Jr.	...	Dan Pinto
Wyatt Russell	...	Ezra O'Keefe
Billy Magnussen	...	Nicky Sloane
Pom Klementieff	...	Harley Chung
Hannah Pearl Utt	...	Nicole (as Hannah Utt)
Joseph Breen	...	Garth Lafayette
Angelica Amor	...	Cindy
Meredith Hagner	...	Charlotte (as Meredith Kathleen Hagner)
Charlie Wright	...	Chuck
Dennis Atlas	...	Buck
Malika Williams	...	Nurse
Luis Deveze	...	Mechanic
Jay Speedy Weingarten	...	Waiter (as Jason Weingarten)

Storyline

Ingrid Thorburn is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing "likes" for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane is an Instagram-famous "influencer" whose perfectly curated, boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid's latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself into the social media star's life, their relationship quickly goes from #BFF to #WTF.

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Plot Keywords:

instagram | defecation | sitting on the toilet | harassment | hashtag | 

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Taglines:

She'll Follow You

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, drug use, some sexual content and disturbing behavior

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ingrid Batiya Gidiyor

Filming Locations:

Four Aces Movie Ranch - 14499 E Ave Q, Palmdale, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$135,301, 13 August 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,024,308, 26 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Star Thrower Entertainment,Mighty Engine,141 Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production was delayed by some setbacks when director Matt Spicer accidentally walked through a sliding glass door after yelling "cut" and gaffers had to remove fragments of glass from his arm with duct tape. At one point the production had to evacuate their location due to the raging Santa Clarita brush fires in L.A. county.

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Goofs

Instagram does not make a click sound when a user likes a photo.

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Quotes

Ingrid Thorburn: Talk about something cool, like food or clothes or Joan Didion!

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Connections

References Catwoman (2004)

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Soundtracks

Rip It Up
Written by Edwyn Collins
Performed by Islands
Courtesy of Published by Universal Songs of Polygram Int., Inc. on behalf of Universal/Island Music Ltd.
Islands appears courtesy of Manque Records

User Reviews

Quite viewable semi-black comedy about social media

I wonder at some of the savage reviews this film got on IMDb. It is no candidate for an Oscar but it is a pretty adequate description of the social media scene, has a reasonably ingenious script and is well acted. I describe it as a semi-black comedy because, very appropriately in an environment where nothing es what it appears to be, it is funny but not totally funny, a little tragic but not as much as it could be. Worth spending a while looking at it.