Crutch (2004)
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(428 ratings)
In this independent coming-of-age drama, David (Eben Gordon) is a 16-year-old boy living in New Jersey, who has been forced to grow up in a hurry. David's father, Jack (James Earley), has decided to leave Katie (Juanita Walsh), his wife, and David's mother. Katie, who has long had a problem… More In this independent coming-of-age drama, David (Eben Gordon) is a 16-year-old boy living in New Jersey, who has been forced to grow up in a hurry. David's father, Jack (James Earley), has decided to leave Katie (Juanita Walsh), his wife, and David's mother. Katie, who has long had a problem with alcohol, quickly sinks deep into drink, and as his siblings distance themselves from the situation, David finds himself taking care of his mother and running the household. David has an interest in acting, and in an effort to escape from his troubles at home, he immerses himself in his school's theater program. David begins to bond with Kenny (Rob Moretti), his drama teacher, but he soon realizes that Kenny's greatest interest in him is sexual. While David feels no physical attraction to men, he succumbs to pressure from Kenny and finds himself in a relationship with his teacher. Desperate to blot out the troubling emotions that envelop him, David begins drinking and using drugs, with unhappy results. Crutch was the first feature film from Rob Moretti, who wrote and directed the picture, also playing Kenny. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rob Moretti
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 17, 2004 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 3, 2009
- Studio
- Illuminare Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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S. James Wegg, JWR
Coping with self as life's greatest task
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Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
Like the scribblings in a teenager's diary, the film vacillates between insight and exaggeration.
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Cast
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Eben Gordon
as David
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Rob Moretti
as Kenny
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Juanita Walsh
as Katie
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Jennifer Laine Williams
as Julia
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Jennifer J. Katz
as Maryann
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James Earley
as Jack
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Robert Bray
as Michael
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Laura O'Reilly
as Lisa
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Tim Loftus
as Zac
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Sylvia Norman
as Linda
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Frankie Faison
as Jerry
