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The Crush is a psychological thriller wherein a young man is the object of the obsession of a mentally unbalanced young girl. Journalist Nick Elliot (Cary Elwes) rents the guest house of a wealthy cou... read more read more...ple. The family's 14-year-old daughter Darien (Alicia Silverstone) flirts with him, and when her advances are not reciprocated she becomes increasingly obsessed with him resorting at last to violence and murder. Alicia Silverstone is beautiful and surprisingly good as the obsessed girl. Cary Elwes is also good in conveying his attraction and restraint in his dealings with so young and troubled a girl. However, the premise of the man being trapped by the aggressive, vengeful female is somewhat outdated and cliched. The Crush which should concentrate on the motivations of the girl, instead focuses on her increasingly violent acts, which include the vandalism of Nick's car and the attempted murder of his girlfriend. None of the characters are very real, and the plot is contrived, depending on illogical coincidence and implausible behavior by the principal characters. The Crush, an exploitive, cliched melodrama masquerading as a thriller, fails to either surprise or thrill. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Alan Shapiro

Release Date: April 2, 1993

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006

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  • movieguru12
    October 15, 2011
    movieguru12
    An ok movie. here are movies that are 10 times better than this one.
  • stormyweather980
    September 10, 2009
    stormyweather980
    Alicia Silverstone was in a TV movie, but "The Crush" was her first major movie, and she did a great job. She plays as a 14 year old girl who has an obsessive crush on her new babysitter, a 28 year old journalist (Cary Elwes). The guy tells her that he's not interested because sh... read moree's too young, but she just won't give up with her obsessive crush, and ends up getting him in major trouble.
    "The Crush" isn't one of my favorite movies of all time, but it is a good movie to watch. It has a great acting and it's even a little bit suspenseful at times. I recommend anybody to at least watch "The Crush," if not buy it. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.
  • matertenebraum
    July 21, 2009
    matertenebraum
    In her film debut,the attractive Alicia Silverstone plays Darian Forrester,a mentally disturbed 14 year old girl who develops an unhealthy obsession with her neighbour,Nick Eliot (Cary Elwes)a baby faced blonde hair,blue eyed journalist who has no sexual interest in her.Silversto... read morene shines in her role as the villain,making life hell for Nick,who wants nothing more than a friendship with the girl next door.Darian's desperate attempts to seduce the older man are unsuccessful,driving her deeper into her obsession and making her more psychotic.Silverstone's acting is superb,but her facial expressions are what is so convincing about her performance.Alicia superbly transforms herself from sweet and innocent into scary and psychotic giving new meaning to the phrase,'When she was good she was very very good,and when she was bad she was horrid'. The film has you on the edge of your seat as the plot unravels,and truths are discovered about sweet little Darian Forrester who is crazier than anyone thought.Her anger at Nick for leading her on goes to the extreme until she comes up with a plan she hopes will destroy his reputation.Nick is oblivious to Darian's feelings for him and believes its nothing more than a silly school girl crush that will pass until he discovers just how dangerous Darian really is.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 24, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    not rememberable at all
  • dreamfaeries
    November 7, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    Seriously screwed up.
  • angelfox9
    April 11, 2012
    angelfox9
    You know i'm glad the director didn't made The Crush 2 because of the ending, which to me was pretty predictable. Now Alicia Silverstone was amazing, desirable, sexy, and very manipulative, her performance was a great start for her carrier, as for Cary Elwes, he did a good perfor... read moremance, but I was more in to Alicia's character. Some parts were dull, some parts were predictable, but some parts had me with chills and thrills, I liked it. Even though it has that "LifeTime" TV style, The Crush is saved by a fantastic and attractive performance from Silverstone, with creepy moments, and a great lead! just don't expect it to be mind blowing.
  • fb100001266995067
    January 14, 2012
    fb100001266995067
    What a pathetic movie. It was predictable form start to finish. There was nothing that scared you or even give you any chills. It's nit a mystery, i don't even know what genre it belongs to. The final carrasel scene was purely pitiful. Theonlyreason it got 1.5 is the acting and s... read moreomewhat spooky end. Don't waste your time on it though
  • BlueTorch
    February 16, 2006
    BlueTorch
    Alicia Silverstone as jailbait. It, uh, does have that?
  • leekyle1968
    July 10, 2009
    leekyle1968
    If you can bare watching Alicia Silverstone and her pouty looks all thru it, she actually did a pretty good job in this. A storyline however that has been way over done since the release of Play Misty For Me with Clint Eastwood and then Fatal Attraction with Michael Douglas. Meh?... read more It's worth a watch anyways.
  • ilive4discus
    March 16, 2006
    ilive4discus
    Alicia Silverstone is creepy!!!!

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Critic Reviews

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Grindingly predictable and mechanically played. Full Review

Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

There's something scuzzy about the whole exercise. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The story not only relies on the complete and unalterable stupidity of every character in the movie, but on the gullibility of those who watch it. Full Review

January 8, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The movie is only briefly offensive and rarely surprising. Full Review

Rob Gonsalves
July 30, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

The Crush is the movie that child abusers have been waiting for. Full Review

Wally Hammond
February 9, 2006
Wally Hammond, Time Out

Leaves much to be desired. Full Review

Michael Dequina
January 2, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

A highly implausible but somewhat above-average and entertaining 'yuppie in peril' thriller. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
September 8, 2003
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

The Crush would be an entirely worthless and painfully familiar little thriller even without its creepy devotion to the sexiness of youth. Full Review

Shannon J. Harvey
February 10, 2003
Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday Times (Australia)

Why is this guy rejecting a vampish Alicia Silverstone?

Clint Morris
September 17, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Super-Sexy and Refreshingly fun!

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