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Gretchen

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Socially awkward high schooler Gretchen Finkle (Courtney Davis), despite her shy ways, falls head over heels for Ricky Marichino (John Merriman), the motorcycle-riding class troublemaker. Her obsession with the bad boy and jealousy of his girlfriend, Marla (Yasmine Kittles), become so overwhelming that her well-meaning mother (Becky Ann Baker) commits her to a mental health clinic. Abandoning therapy, Gretchen vows to sort out her emotional problems on her own before the junior prom.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com A daring, original, and ultimately very touching work. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 11, 2010 Full Review Sky Hirschkron Stylus Magazine As Steve Collins' Gretchen proves, not all Amerindies on the festival circuit are made by guys you'd expect to run into in a John Cassavetes festival. Rated: 33/100 Jun 25, 2007 Full Review Jette Kernion Cinematical A beautiful, delicate look at the nasty pains of teenage relationships. And Gretchen could totally kick Napoleon Dynamite's butt. Rated: 3.75/5 Apr 8, 2007 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com A smooth debut, a very confident and funny piece of filmmaking. Rated: A- Mar 26, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 21, 2006 Full Review Don R. Lewis Film Threat A really dry, funny and sad film. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 15, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member What if Napoleon Dynamite starred a girl!? This answers that even less good would come of it. Pure awfulness. Curse you, indie comedies! At least Stephen Root saved the five minutes he was in. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Geek girl can't stop falling for loser boys Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member What if Napoleon Dynamite starred a girl!? This answers that even less good would come of it. Pure awfulness. Curse you, indie comedies! At least Stephen Root saved the five minutes he was in. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a great movie from start to finish.I'd recommend anybody to go see it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A rather beautiful, daring, delicate, original, and touching look at the nasty pains of teenage relationships. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Steve Collins

Director

Courtney Davis

Gretchen

John Merriman

Ricky Marichino

Macon Blair

Nick Rangoon

Becky Ann Baker

Lori

Stephen Root

Herb

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Synopsis Socially awkward high schooler Gretchen Finkle (Courtney Davis), despite her shy ways, falls head over heels for Ricky Marichino (John Merriman), the motorcycle-riding class troublemaker. Her obsession with the bad boy and jealousy of his girlfriend, Marla (Yasmine Kittles), become so overwhelming that her well-meaning mother (Becky Ann Baker) commits her to a mental health clinic. Abandoning therapy, Gretchen vows to sort out her emotional problems on her own before the junior prom.
Director
Steve Collins
Producer
Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter
Steve Collins
Production Co
Film Science, Van Hoy/Knudsen Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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