The Crush

1993 American film by Alan Shapiro
Movie film Q1167290
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The Crush

Summary

The Crush is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crush received the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance[3].
  • The Crush received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[4].
  • The Crush's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Crush was directed by Alan Shapiro[6].
  • Alan Shapiro wrote the screenplay for The Crush[7].
  • The Crush's composer is recorded as Graeme Revell[8].
  • The Crush's genre is teen film[9].
  • The Crush's genre is thriller film[10].
  • The Crush's genre is erotic thriller[11].
  • The Crush's genre is erotic film[12].
  • The Crush's genre is mystery film[13].
  • The Crush's genre is psychological thriller[14].
  • The Crush's genre is suspense film[15].
  • The Crush's genre is drama film[16].
  • The Crush's genre is Satanic film[17].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Alicia Silverstone[18].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Cary Elwes[19].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Kurtwood Smith[20].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Jennifer Rubin[21].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Amber Benson[22].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Matthew Walker[23].
  • A cast member of The Crush was Gwynyth Walsh[24].
  • The Crush was produced by James G. Robinson[25].
  • The Crush was produced by Gary Barber[26].
  • The Crush's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include James G. Robinson[25] and Gary Barber[26]. The Crush was directed by Alan Shapiro[6]. Alan Shapiro wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Alicia Silverstone[18], Cary Elwes[19], Kurtwood Smith[20], Jennifer Rubin[21], Amber Benson[22], and Matthew Walker[23].

Publication

Publication dates include April 2, 1993[28] and June 23, 1994[29]. The original language of The Crush was English[30]. Genres include teen film[9], thriller film[10], erotic thriller[11], erotic film[12], mystery film[13], and psychological thriller[14]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Awards received include MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance[3], a class of award[32], in United States[33] and MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[4], a MTV Movie & TV Awards[34], in United States[35]. Reviews include 24%[36] and 4.2/10[37].

Why It Matters

The Crush ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did The Crush receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance[3] and MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . AllMovie. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . AllMovie. movieguide.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . movietowatch.com. movietowatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . themoviedb.org. themoviedb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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