Cruise (film)

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Cruise
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Robert D. Siegel
Written byRobert D. Siegel
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNoah Greenberg
Edited by Paul Frank
Music byJay Wadley
Production
companies
  • Slated
  • AG Capital
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
  • September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cruise is an American romantic comedy film, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. It stars Spencer Boldman, Emily Ratajkowski, Lucas Salvagno, Noah Robbins, Gino Cafarelli, Kathrine Narducci and Sebastian Maniscalco. Filmed in 2015, it was eventually released direct-to-video in September 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.

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Plot

Set during the summer of 1987, Cruise focuses on Gio Fortunato, a blue-collar Italian-American who is preoccupied with car racing and chasing women. Life starts to change for Fortunato when he meets Jessica Weinberg, a "nice Jewish girl" from Long Island who ventures into Gio's neighborhood looking for some action. [1]

Cast

Production

In September 2015, it was announced Spencer Boldman and Emily Ratajkowski had joined the cast of the film, with Robert D. Siegel directing from a screenplay he wrote. Alex Garcia, Laura Walker, Holly Brown, and Scott LaStaiti served as producers on the film under their AG Capital banner. [2] [3] UTA Independent Film Group initially held the domestic rights to the film as its financier. [4] In October 2015, Kathrine Narducci and Gino Cafarelli joined the cast of the film. [5] Principal photography started in fall 2015 in New York City. [6] This was Ratajkowski's first starring role, after playing supporting roles in Gone Girl , Entourage , and We Are Your Friends , which had preceded this movie in production. [7]

Release

In May 2018, Vertical Entertainment acquired United States and Canada distribution rights to the film. [8] It was released direct-to-video on September 28, 2018. [9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 38% based on reviews from eight critics. [10] On Metacritic the film has a score of 46% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [11]

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