The Crush
“He thought it was just a crush. He was dead wrong.”
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
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Cast
14 people
Cary Elwes
Nick Eliot
Known for
Saw
The Princess Bride
Alicia Silverstone
Adrian Forrester
Known for
Clueless
Batman & Robin
Jennifer Rubin
Amy Maddik
Known for
Screamers
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Kurtwood Smith
Cliff Forrester
Known for
That '70s Show
Marvel's Agent Carter
Amber Benson
Cheyenne
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Killing Jar
Gwynyth Walsh
Liv Forrester
Known for
Tin Man
Black Summer
Deborah Hancock
Samantha
Known for
Killer Party
Beverley Elliott
Tex Murphy
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Harper's Island
Andrew Airlie
Dr. Pollard
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Reaper
Sheila Paterson
Mrs. Tinkerman
Known for
Look Who's Talking Now!
Married Life
Brent Chapman
Steven Tinkerman
Known for
Big Eyes
Freddy vs. Jason
James Kidnie
Attorney
Known for
Upside Down
Gate II
Alan Shapiro Director · Graeme Revell Composer Bruce Surtees Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $6M · United States release April 2, 1993
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,609,396
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Morgan Creek Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1993
Theatrical
France
April 26, 1995 · Physical
Germany
June 23, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 17, 1993 · Theatrical
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