The Crush

Alicia Silverstone made her feature film debut in this film, and as a teenager at the time, she played the role of 14-year-old Adrian (Darian) in the film.

Director and screenwriter Alan Shapiro claimed that this film was based on his real-life experience.

The real woman who Shapiro used as the model for the Adrian character sued after her real name 'Darian' was used directly as the character's name in the film.

As a result of the lawsuit, the character's name was changed from 'Darian' to 'Adrian' in the television broadcast version, but the original dialogue with 'Darian' remains in the VHS and LaserDisc versions, and the character is still called 'Darian' in theatrical trailers.

It received generally negative reviews from critics upon release but was commercially successful, and later gained particular popularity through the home video rental market and cable TV broadcasts, establishing itself as a cult film.

On Rotten Tomatoes, it recorded a 27% freshness score based on reviews from 30 critics, and on Metacritic, it scored 34 out of 100 based on 16 critics and was classified as 'generally negative'.

Critic Brian Lowry compared this film to 1992's Poison Ivy and called it a 'typical thriller', and criticized its lack of exposure and violence, sarcastically suggesting that the R rating must be 'ridiculous'.