Crush Proof (1972)

90 mins | Drama | 1972

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HISTORY

No information has been found on an American opening for the film. The credit and summary information within the entry above was derived from the Var review of a screening at La Cinematheque Française in Paris, France on 4 Jun 1972. According to the Var review, actor-director Dennis Hopper and singer Bo Diddley made brief appearances in the film as themselves.
       According to various biographical sources on the film's director and star, François De Menil, he was the son of a prominent American family of French descent. His mother was a well-known art collector in the Houston area. De Menil also directed the 1978 film Mark Di Suvero, Sculptor and was the associate producer of the popular 1980 comedy Stir Crazy. He produced several Broadway plays in the 1980s and became a prominent architect. Modern sources include Donna Lee Miller in the cast. ...

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No information has been found on an American opening for the film. The credit and summary information within the entry above was derived from the Var review of a screening at La Cinematheque Française in Paris, France on 4 Jun 1972. According to the Var review, actor-director Dennis Hopper and singer Bo Diddley made brief appearances in the film as themselves.
       According to various biographical sources on the film's director and star, François De Menil, he was the son of a prominent American family of French descent. His mother was a well-known art collector in the Houston area. De Menil also directed the 1978 film Mark Di Suvero, Sculptor and was the associate producer of the popular 1980 comedy Stir Crazy. He produced several Broadway plays in the 1980s and became a prominent architect. Modern sources include Donna Lee Miller in the cast.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Variety
12 Jul 1972
p. 24
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
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DETAILS
Release Date:
1972
Premiere Information:
Paris screening: 4 Jun 1972
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
Color
Technicolor
Duration(in mins):
90
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

A boy reflects on an affair he had with a young French girl who accompanied him on a trip across the United States. As the pair travel through the U.S., they become increasingly estranged from each other as the girl has dreams of a young man she once knew. The couple visit actor and director Dennis Hopper, then each has affairs with someone else before they finally realize that their relationship is over. ...

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A boy reflects on an affair he had with a young French girl who accompanied him on a trip across the United States. As the pair travel through the U.S., they become increasingly estranged from each other as the girl has dreams of a young man she once knew. The couple visit actor and director Dennis Hopper, then each has affairs with someone else before they finally realize that their relationship is over.

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GENRE
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Sub-genre:
Road


Subject

Subject (Minor):
Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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