About Cherry
About Cherry
About Cherry
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2012
1h 42m
4.6(309 votes)
Drama

Overview

18-year-old Angelina shuffles between school, a dead-end job, her exploitative boyfriend, and home, where her life consists of cleaning up after her alcoin holic mother and protecting her younger sister from their menacing stepfather. After arranging an escape to San Francisco with her best friend Andrew, she soon finds herself dating a coke-addicted attorney and becoming immersed in the local porn industry, mentored by lesbian director Margaret, who has more than just a professional interest in Angelina's talents.

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Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

Ashley Hinshaw

Angelina

Ashley Hinshaw
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Lili Taylor

Phyllis

Lili Taylor
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Dev Patel

Andrew

Dev Patel
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Diane Farr

Jillian

Diane Farr
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Jonny Weston

Bobby

Jonny Weston
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James Franco

Francis

James Franco
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Heather Graham

Margaret

Heather Graham
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Maya Raines

Jojo

Maya Raines
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Vincent Palo

Paco

Vincent Palo
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Elana Krausz

Lana

Elana Krausz
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Isaac Fitzberald

Mike G

Isaac Fitzberald
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Lorelei Lee

Sophey

Lorelei Lee
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K. Lee

Sweet

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Princess Donna

Aimee

Princess Donna
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Sensi Pearl

Vicki

Sensi Pearl
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Michael Torres

PO

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Robert George Nelson

Officer

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Viva Celso

Viva Nova

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Cully Fredricksen

Pool Player #1

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James Anthony Cotton

Bartender #2

James Anthony Cotton
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Donald E. Lacy Jr.

Pool Player #2

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Nkechi

Tanya

Nkechi
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Ernest Waddell

Vaughn

Ernest Waddell
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Sarah Curtiss

Brande

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Ben Simonetti

Miller

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李志傑

Jessica

李志傑
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Megan Boone

Jake

Megan Boone
Camera

Karyn Hunt

Karyn

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Production

Jordan Kessler

Paul

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Momo Juniper Hurley

Evany

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Mike Bessoni

Chuck

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Melissa Tan

Chellis

Melissa Tan
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Tom McGraw

Customer #1

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Darryl Fong

Man #1

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Dennis Smith

Man #2

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Amy Huckabay

Sheila

Amy Huckabay
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Patrick Alparone

Rudy

Patrick Alparone
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Dan Weiss

Danny

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Tim Lewis

Duke

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Camera

Peter Alton

Director #3

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Windy Chien

Audrey

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Ricky Saenz

Worker #1

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Mark Silversten

Worker #3

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Peter Kepler

Co-Worker #1

Peter Kepler
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Tristin Hagen

Girl #1

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Andy Miller

Manager

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Veronica Valencia

Amber

Veronica Valencia
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Leo Gaelan McKeown Hickel

Bartender

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Nina Ljeti

Nina

Nina Ljeti
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Sean Thomas

Waiter

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Directing

Alexa Inkeles

Terra

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