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Spring Breakers
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarmony Korine
Written byHarmony Korine
Produced byCharles-Marie Anthonioz
Jordan Gertner
Chris Hanley
David Zander
StarringJames Franco
Selena Gomez
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Benson
Rachel Korine
Rachel Korine
CinematographyBenoît Debie
Edited byDouglas Crise
Music byCliff Martinez
Skrillex
Production
companies
Muse Productions
Division Films
Distributed byA24
Annapurna Pictures
Release dates
  • September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04) (Venice)
  • March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Spring Breakers is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Harmony Korine, starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine. The film follows four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast food restaurant in order to pay for their spring break.[2]

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[3] The film has received an R-rating from the MPAA, according to Gomez.[4]

Plot

Faith, Candy, Brit, and Cotty have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a college dorm and want to go on an adventure. Wishing to go to Florida for their vacation but lacking funds for it, they decide to rob a restaurant to finance their trip. While in Florida, they are arrested at a party for drugs and land in jail. A drug and arms dealer named Alien bails them out in order to hire them to do some prostitution work for him.

Cast

Production

According to Harmony Korine, he wrote the film partially to make up for his own spring breaks, as he had been fully devoted to skateboarding, and therefore missed out on what he saw as opportunities for hedonistic pursuits.[5] The original lineup for the lead girls were Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine, and Emma Roberts.[6] Rachel Korine was the first to be confirmed in the project.[2] Roberts dropped out in early 2012 due to "creative differences that couldn't be resolved." Director Korine had purposely collected a group of well-known young actresses with a similar reputation to Roberts in Hollywood.[7]

James Franco's character in the film is based on underground rap artist Dangeruss. There was much speculation that his character was based around another rap artist by the name of Riff Raff.[8] Speaking to the GQ magazine in May 2012, Franco said: "Of course Harmony and I looked at some of Riff Raff's videos as inspiration, but he was one of a number of people we looked at. I would say the biggest influence on the role was this local Florida rapper named Dangeruss. He's fairly unknown, but he was down there in the place, living the life, and he became the biggest model for me and he's in the movie."[9] The film was shot in March and April 2012 in and around St. Petersburg, Florida.[5] Skrillex has been confirmed to be producing the score for the film.[10]

Release

A three-minute preview of Spring Breakers was released at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.[11] The entire film premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2012.[12] The film will be released in New York and Los Angeles on March 22, 2013.[13] The film is set to be released in the UK on April 5, 2013.[14]

Reception

So far, the film has received mixed to positive feedback from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 64% based on reviews from 11 critics, with a rating average of 6.3 out of 10.[15]

Xan Brooks of The Guardian said the film is Korine's "most fully realised, purely satisfying feature film since Gummo."[16] Emma Seligman of The Huffington Post described the film as "Scarface meets Britney Spears."[17] Guy Lodge of Variety said, "this attractively fizzy pic may be a shock to the system for fans of teen queens Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, but remains pretty toothless titillation by its writer-helmer's standards."[18] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter noted that James Franco gives one of his more bizarre performances in his unpredictable career, saying "he's a cross between Bo Derek in 10 and Richard Kiel in Moonraker."[19]

References

  1. ^ "SPRING BREAKERS (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  2. ^ a b "Rachel Korine (Yes, Harmony's Wife) Joins 'Spring Breakers'". The Playlist. Indiewire. November 4, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Venezia 69". labiennale. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Selena Gomez at the Venice Film Festival screening for "Spring Breakers" - Facebook.com/Selena
  5. ^ a b Durbin, Jonathan (May 7, 2012). "Girls Gone Wild". Interview. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Emma Roberts, Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens Star In Spring Break Flick". Hollywire. November 3, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "Emma Roberts Pulls Out of Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers". Movieweb. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Long, Stephanie (March 28, 2012). "James Franco to Play Riff Raff in Upcoming Harmony Korine Film". Vibe. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Last Night...Talking Cornrows with James Franco". GQ. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Skrillex Will Score The Movie "Spring Breakers"". Disney Dreaming.
  11. ^ "Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens make an arresting sight as they're busted in bikinis Spring Breakers". Daily Mail UK. May 30, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  12. ^ Rosen, Christopher (September 5, 2012). "'Spring Breakers': James Franco Sings Britney Spears In New Film According To Early Reviews". The Huffington Post. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Yamato, Jen (January 9, 2013). "New 'Spring Breakers' Poster: A Girl and a Gun (and a Release Date!)". Movie Line. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  14. ^ Rees, Alex (January 18, 2013). "Disney stars gone wild: see James Franco in the first trailer for Spring Breakers". GQ. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Spring Breakers Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  16. ^ Brooks, Xan (September 5, 2012). "Spring Breakers – review". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Seligman, Emma (September 18, 2012). "REVIEW: 'Spring Breakers'". The Huffington Post. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Lodge, Guy (September 5, 2012). "Variety Reviews - Spring Breakers - Venice Film Festival Review". Variety. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Rooney, David (September 5, 2012). "Spring Breakers: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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