The Crush is a 1993 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Alan Shapiro, which stars Cary Elwes as Nick Eliot and Alicia Silverstone as Adrian Forrester, in her feature film debut. It was filmed on location from September 24 to November 20, 1992, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Plot

Writer Nick Eliot (Cary Elwes) secures a job at Pique magazine and lodging in a guest house belonging to Cliff and Liv Forrester (Kurtwood Smith and Gwynyth Walsh). The handsome Nick soon makes the acquaintance of the Forrester's 14-year-old daughter, Adrian (Alicia Silverstone) a precocious girl who develops an intense attraction to him. She secretly helps Nick by sneaking into his room and rewriting one of his Pique stories, which subsequently wins a rave review from his editor/boss, Michael (Matthew Walker) at a party thrown by the Forresters. Nick agrees to accompany the lonely girl on a nighttime drive to a romantic spot, where she kisses him.

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