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Genres:
Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:42:11
Partner rating:
TV-MA
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Ashley Hinshaw
  2. James Franco
  3. Heather Graham
  4. Dev Patel
  5. Lili Taylor

Directors

  1. Stephen Elliott

Producers

  1. Gordon Bijelonic
  2. Elizabeth Destro
  3. Rick Dugdale
  4. Jordan Kessler
  5. Elana Krausz
  6. Datari Turner

Writers

  1. Stephen Elliott
  2. Lorelei Lee

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This bold debut film by author Stephen Elliott, a visual love letter to San Francisco, is the story of high school student Angelica (a mesmerizing Ashley Hinshaw), whose choices lead her from a depressing home life and dead-end job in Los Angeles to the fetish-filled Bay Area adult film world. A stepfather with dark motives lurks in the background, as Angelica watches over her younger sister and questions her options. In memorable supporting r... This bold debut film by author Stephen Elliott, a visual love letter to San Francisco, is the story of high school student Angelica (a mesmerizing Ashley Hinshaw), whose choices lead her from a depressing home life and dead-end job in Los Angeles to the fetish-filled Bay Area adult film world. A stepfather with dark motives lurks in the background, as Angelica watches over her younger sister and questions her options. In memorable supporting roles are Festival favorite Lili Taylor as Angelica's manic and opportunistic mother, Jonny Weston as her sexy but sleazy boyfriend and Dev Patel as best friend and much-needed nonsexual support. The vibrant cast also includes James Franco as a coke-addicted attorney who spots Angelica in a strip club, and Heather Graham as a female porn director who launches "Cherry's" adult film career with mixed feelings. A gritty and defiantly voyeuristic look at the life of a youth who never loses her innocence, even as she gyrates for the camera, Cherry captures a rare point of view, urging us to consider the delicate tension between body and self by focusing on society's most sought after objects of desire.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

11%Tomatometer score: 11% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader Dramas about the porn industry range from expressions of puritanical rage to celebrations of open sexuality; this one manages to avoid both extremes, as well as anything else that might make it worth watching. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Here is a movie that suggests prostitution is something that just sort of happens to you, like Lyme disease. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Kyle Smith, New York Post This is just a slow-moving skin flick broken up by lots of boring discussions about Cherry's future. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Stephen Holden, New York Times The fatal flaw ... is its refusal to examine Angelina's occupation from outside the bubble. You might even call it a recruitment film. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News Everything here is done badly. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Rex Reed, New York Observer It's pornography bathed in the tangerine glow of fruit-scented candlelight. Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    Roderick Hudson, Village Voice About Cherry only manages to seem inconsequential. Full review External link

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