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 (793 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's director is recorded as Alan Shapiro[6].
  • The Crush's screenwriter is recorded as Alan Shapiro[7].
  • The Crush's composer is recorded as Graeme Revell[8].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as teen film[9].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as erotic thriller[11].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as erotic film[12].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as mystery film[13].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as psychological thriller[14].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as suspense film[15].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as drama film[16].
  • The Crush's genre is recorded as Satanic film[17].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Alicia Silverstone[18].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Cary Elwes[19].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Kurtwood Smith[20].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Rubin[21].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Amber Benson[22].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Matthew Walker[23].
  • The Crush's cast member is recorded as Gwynyth Walsh[24].
  • The Crush's producer is recorded as James G. Robinson[25].
  • The Crush's producer is recorded as 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's director is recorded as Alan Shapiro[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Alan Shapiro[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 +1993-04-02T00:00:00Z[28] and +1994-06-23T00:00:00Z[29]. The Crush's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include teen film[9], thriller film[10], erotic thriller[11], erotic film[12], mystery film[13], and psychological thriller[14].

Reception

Awards received include MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance[3], a class of award[31], in United States[32] and MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[4], a MTV Movie & TV Awards[33], in United States[34]. Reviews include 24%[35] and 4.2/10[36].

Why It Matters

The Crush ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (793 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . themoviedb.org. themoviedb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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