| Gretchen | |
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| Directed by | Steve Collins |
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| Cinematography | PJ Raval |
| Edited by | Mike Shen |
Production companies | Film Science Van Hoy/Knudsen Productions |
| Distributed by | Film1 Watchmaker Films |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gretchen is a 2006 film directed by Steve Collins, starring Courtney Davis as the title character. The film was Collins' first full-length feature and was based on his short film Gretchen & the Night Danger.
Gretchen Finkle (Courtney Davis) is a 17-year-old high school student with a romantic obsession over Ricky (John Merriman). Her mother (Becky Ann Baker) becomes so concerned about Gretchen's crush that she sends her daughter to an in-patient emotional therapy clinic.
Gretchen is a full-length adaptation of Steve Collins' 2004 short film Gretchen & the Night Danger, which won the Jury Award for Competition Shorts at South By Southwest. [2] [3]
Sky Hirschkron, writing for Stylus Magazine , stated, "Collins is perceptive to Gretchen’s status as a loser; the problem is that he offers nothing to counterbalance it, resulting in a perspective inadvertently as cruel as her tormentors". [4] Film Threat 's Don Lewis commented, "Gretchen is a really dry, funny and sad film [...] The bond between Gretchen and her mother is a sweet touch and without it, one might think Collins was cinematically abusing Gretchen just as everyone else does throughout the film." [5]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Los Angeles Film Festival [6] | Best Dramatic Feature | Steve Collins | Won |