Cherry The Movie

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Trailer

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Synopsis

We meet Aaron, a very bright but sheltered freshman as he arrives at an Ivy League college to join their elite engineering program. There he encounters Linda, a vivacious 34 year old former wild child who has returned to school to straighten out her life. She becomes the first person to encourage Aaron to follow his own dreams and he is soon smitten. When Linda invites him home for dinner Aaron thinks he's getting lucky. Instead he meets Beth, Linda's punky, sarcastic 14 year old daughter who immediately develops an aggressive crush on him. The romantic math doesn't work in either direction but Aaron is drawn into a dysfunctional triangle and begins to learn that life can be more complicated than any engineering equation.

Cast

Kyle Gallner

Aaron

Kyle Gallner will next be seen starring in New Line's NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, produced by Michael Bay. He can also be seen in last year's hit HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT opposite Virginia Madsen, as well as JENNIFER'S BODY with Megan Fox. Kyle has also appeared in many independent films including Sundance hit RED with Brian Cox, GARDENS OF THE NIGHT with John Malkovich, and DANIKA alongside Marisa Tomei. Kyle also starred as a series regular on the hit series VERONICA MARS where he played unlikely criminal mastermind Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas. Kyle has done extensive work in television including guest starring in shows such as LAW & ORDER: SVU, THE CLOSER, MEDIUM, BONES, COLD CASE, CLOSE TO HOME, FOUR KINGS and JUDGING AMY. He also was featured in recurring arcs on SMALLVILLE, THE SHIELD, CSI: NY and BIG LOVE.

Laura Allen

Linda

Laura Allen has been seen in a variety of film and television projects. On the big screen, she was featured in MONA LISA SMILE alongside Julia Roberts and Kirsten Dunst, and Disney's OLD DOGS with John Travolta and Robin Williams. She has also starred in the independent movies FROM WITHIN with Adam Goldberg and Rumer Willis and HOW YOU LOOK TO ME with Frank Langella. She will next be seen starring in the FX series TERRIERS opposite Donal Logue. Her past television credits include the critically acclaimed FX/Courteney Cox series DIRT, the Spike Lee-directed SUCKER FREE CITY and the Emmy-nominated series THE 4400.

Britt Robertson

Beth

Britt Robertson currently stars as Lux in the CW's hit drama LIFE UNEXPECTED. Her feature film credits include DAN IN REAL LIFE with Steve Carrell and KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS with Jeremy Piven. She will soon be seen in MOTHER AND CHILD alongside Naomi Watts, Annette Bening and Samuel L. Jackson. Her upcoming independent films include FROM WITHIN with Adam Goldberg and Rumer Willis and THE FAMILY TREE with Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney. Her television credits include the CBS drama SWINGTOWN as a series regular, along with lead roles in the television movies JESSE STONE: NIGHT PASSAGE and the critically acclaimed THE TENTH CIRCLE.

Esai Morales

Wes

Renowned for his work in LA BAMBA-- which remains the most commercially successful Latino-themed motion picture to date-- Morales has gone on to star in a bevy of films including BAD BOYS opposite Sean Penn, RAPA NUI produced by Kevin Costner, MI FAMILIA opposite Jimmy Smits and Edward James Olmos, and the drug cartel crime drama LA LINEA with Ray Liotta. Presently, he stars in the new Syfy series CAPRICA, the prequel to the hit series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. His other television credits include Emmy award-winning NYPD BLUE, RESURRECTION BLVD., AMERICAN FAMILY, JERICHO and BURN NOTICE.

Matt Walsh

Prof. Van Auken

Matt Walsh is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles and New York and was most recently featured in the hit film THE HANGOVER. He also had memorable parts in ROAD TRIP, OLD SCHOOL, SEMI-PRO, STEP BROTHERS and I LOVE YOU, MAN. Other credits include starring in Comedy Central's critically acclaimed DOG BITES MAN and acting as a correspondent for THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART. He consulted on last summer's comedy BRUNO, and created and stars in Spike TV's upcoming comedy series, PLAYERS. He will next appear opposite Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly in CYRUS.

DC Pierson

Wild Bill

DC Pierson studied improvisation at the UCB Theater where he has performed in sketch shows and on improv teams, worked as a theater intern, tech, bartender and DJ. His sketch group DERRICK became a huge online success with their short films, receiving over 100 million views. His first feature film, MYSTERY TEAM, which he wrote, produced, and stars in with his fellow DERRICK members, premiered at Sundance and is currently being released in select locations across the country. His first novel, THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SLEEP AND NEVER HAD TO, was published by Broadway Books/Random House and released in January, 2010. He publishes short stories, poems, and unsolicited opinions on his website, dcpierson.com, while continuing to perform comedy around town.

Zosia Mamet

Darcy

Zosia Mamet's most recent film credits include Lisa Cholondenko's THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT with Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo and Noah Baumbach's GREENBERG with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Jason Leigh. She also appears on Showtime's hit series UNITED STATES OF TARA opposite Toni Colette and John Corbett and CBS' THE UNIT alongside Dennis Haysbert and Robert Patrick.

Stephanie Venditto

Aaron's Mom

Stephanie Venditto has had recurring parts on television shows such as HOUSE, WITHOUT A TRACE, THE WEST WING and CRIMINAL MINDS. She has also appeared in ENTOURAGE, COLD CASE, BOSTON LEGAL and ER. She has extensive film credits as well, including ALL ABOUT STEVE starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, FOUR CHRISTMASES with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, and MEET DAVE opposite Eddie Murphy and Elizabeth Banks.

Kirk Anderson

Aaron's Dad

Kirk Anderson is a Chicago based actor. He has appeared locally with the Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman, Next Theatre, and many others. Television credits include EARLY EDITION, PRISON BREAK, E.R. and CUPID. Notable Film credits are HOFFA, NORMAL, WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW, LAC DU FLAMBEAU and CONTROL

Daniel Louis Rivas

Ray Ray

A multi-media performer since he was a child, Daniel Louis Rivas had his first speaking role opposite Gary Oldman in SID AND NANCY. He has since appeared in such films as NEVER BEEN KISSED with Drew Barrymore, SHACKLES with D.L. Hughley, BLACK OPS with Lance Henriksen, and most recently starred as indie rock icon Richard Havoc in ALTAMONT NOW for which he did is own singing and contributed his own music. His TV credits include a recurring role on NEW YORK UNDERCOVER, a regular on THE IT FACTOR: LOS ANGELES as well as stints on CSI, LAW & ORDER and AMERICAN FAMILY. He has also been a Calvin Klein model, fronted a punk rock band and is an accomplished painter.

Filmmakers

Jeffrey Fine

Writer/Director

A graduate of USC's film school, Jeffrey Fine has written, directed and produced for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PBS and others on such shows as WIRED SCIENCE, ROBOCARS, A HAUNTING, THE FBI FILES and THE NEW DETECTIVES. He also directed the feature film NO EASY WAY starring Khandi Alexander and Alan Boyce, which won the Heartland Film Festival's Crystal Heart Award and the Kodak Visionary Award.

Matthew Fine

Producer

Matthew Fine brought his skills as a real estate developer in Virginia to help lead the CHERRY production team. He also has a national reputation as a sculptor, using cast glass and granite to create one-of-a-kind works of art. He recently showed his work at several of the prestigious SOFA art shows, including Chicago. His work is featured in many private and public collections throughout the United States. See his work at www.visitfine.com.

Sam Kitt

Producer

Described by Variety as "one of the founders of the modern American independent film movement," Sam Kitt has worked extensively in both independent and studio filmmaking. He started at indie distributor Libra Films and moved to United Artists Classics where he worked with such filmmakers as David Lynch, John Sayles and Peter Greenaway. He then joined Universal Pictures, bringing Spike Lee's DO THE RIGHT THING to the studio and working with such filmmakers as Steven Soderbergh (KING OF THE HILL), Richard Linklater (DAZED AND CONFUSED) and Ron Howard (FAR AND AWAY). In 1997, he became president of Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks where he produced films including THE BEST MAN, LOVE AND BASKETBALL, 3AM, GOOD FENCES and SUCKER FREE CITY. He recently formed Future Films where he is developing several film and television projects including CHERRY.

Paul Kurta

Executive Producer

Paul Kurta began his career in New York as a producer of commercials and documentaries. Since then, he has produced numerous feature films and television shows including KEY EXCHANGE (which he also co-wrote), THE GINGERBREAD MAN for legendary director Robert Altman, MILES FROM HOME with Richard Gere and John Malkovich, LONG GONE for writer-director Martin Davidson, and the cult classic EMPIRE RECORDS with Renee Zellwegger and Liv Tyler. Kurta has also produced numerous television shows including VERONICA MARS, THE RICHES and MOONLIGHT.

Marvin Rush

Director of Photography

Marvin Rush is best known for his cinematography on a quartet of STAR TREK series, serving as Director of Photography on DEEP SPACE NINE, THE NEXT GENERATION, VOYAGER and ENTERPRISE. His other series include MOONLIGHT for producer Joel Silver, CLOSE TO HOME for Jerry Bruckheimer and E-RING starring Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper. Rush's feature credits include S. DARKO, the sequel to cult classic DONNIE DARKO, which he shot on the RED camera.

Jack Ryan

Production Designer

Jack Ryan began his career as a production designer for New Dominion Pictures where he designed series for Discovery Channel and National Geographic including A HAUNTING, THE FBI FILES and INTERPOL INVESTIGATES. He worked on over 200 completed episodes and received Telly awards for Art Direction and Set Design. Ryan recently moved into feature films and has worked on the horror films BEREAVEMENT, BREADCRUMBS and MESKADA, A MURDER MYSTERY.

Cindy Parisotto

Editor

Cindy Parisotto began her editing career in children's television, editing the groundbreaking series THE SECRET WORLD OF ALEX MACK. She continued to edit a number of series including UNFABULOUS starring Emma Roberts for Nickelodeon, as well as the award winning Disney Channel movie TRU CONFESSIONS starring Shia LaBeouf. She has also edited many movies-of-the-week and several independent features such as JOYRIDE starring Toby Maguire and Benicio Del Toro. She currently lives in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles with her pet Chihuahua, Tia.

Alycia Joy Ridings

Costume Designer

Alicia Joy Rydings studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) and obtained a coveted spot in their prestigious Advanced Study Theater Costume Design Program. She has designed 12 theatrical productions and 14 feature films including BUNDY: AN AMERICAN ICON, BOSTON STRANGLER: THE UNTOLD STORY, GROUPIE and SON OF MORNING.

Bobby Johnston

Composer

Bobby Johnston is both a film composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has composed original scores for several independent films including KING OF THE ANTS, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, EDMOND and UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Johnston is known for his unusual approach to film composition: he uses only acoustic instruments and usually performs every instrument himself. His music has often been heard on the popular radio program THIS AMERICAN LIFE and has been included on two of the show's greatest hits CDs.

Walter New

Sound Designer

Walter New is a sound designer, re-recording mixer and music producer. Over his 20-year career he has won an Emmy, been nominated for a Grammy, produced or engineered 3 other Grammy-nominated albums, was awarded a platinum album and mixed over 2000 hours of network television. Along with Foley supervisor Bridget Farrington, New founded White Rabbit Sound Services, a post-production facility specializing in sound for independent features.

Matthew Lessall

Casting Director

Matthew Lessall is a freelance casting director whose body of work includes the award-winning independent feature films ROCKET SCIENCE and MEAN CREEK. Most recently, he has completed casting AFTER.LIFE starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long and Josh Charles, VANISHING ON 7TH STREET for director Brad Anderson, and TOUCHBACK starring Billy Campbell, Portia Doubleday and Alex Frost. Nominated for 3 ARTIOS awards, his work from shorts to feature-length films have been in competition at several prestigious film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Cannes and SXSW. He was also a Director of Feature Film Casting at 20th Century Fox and a Casting Advisor at Fox Searchlab. He is currently casting VINYL for writer-director Richard Zelniker. Find Matthew at www.lessallcasting.com

Lauren Ross

Music Supervisor

Armed with her classical education from Berklee College of Music and her indie rock education from working at legendary record label KILL ROCK STARS and music marketing company TERRORBIRD MEDIA, Lauren Ross has gathered an artillery of music knowledge and experience. In addition to licensing music for television, feature films and commercials, Lauren was the music supervisor on a Sony PlayStation campaign before making her feature film debut with CHERRY.

Soundtrack

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Bobby Johnston Cherry Score

Eulogies "Bad Connection" - MySpace Page

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down "Bag of Hammers" - MySpace Page

Takka Takka "Silence" - MySpace Page

Elk City "Cherries In The Snow" - MySpace Page

Kyle Andrews "Lackluster Love" - MySpace Page

Little Wings "Look At What The Light Did Now" - MySpace Page

The Paper Raincoat "Sympathetic Vibrations" - MySpace Page

The Shaky Hands "Let It Die" - MySpace Page

Larytta "Promises" - MySpace Page

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele " You Can't Force a Dance Party" - MySpace Page

Nosai Thing "Fog" - MySpace Page

Weinland "Sunken Eyes" - MySpace Page

Jogger "Nice Tights" - MySpace Page

Bangs "Kinda Good" - MySpace Page

Pierre Ademe "Cristalina" - MySpace Page

DJ Hemo "Dance Orbita Club"

Otel "When It Comes To You"

Havana NRG "Break the Mambo", "Wrap the Mambo" - MySpace Page

Muy Caliente "Cha Caliente"

The Kid Rated R "That's How I Feel", "Liar, Liar"- MySpace Page

Raise High The Roofbeam "Break My Heart In Two", "Ancestors" - MySpace Page

Diane Fine "Teacher, Teacher"

Amanda Foreman "Bitter Medicine"

Yaniv Salzberg "Cherry Brain"

Zeve and Eli Marcus "Trephi-Nation"

Metermaids "Nightlife" - MySpace Page

The Knobs "Dublin Skies", "History's Evil"