The Crush



"Darian Forrester: Nick, ever do a virgin? Nick Eliot: What? Darian Forrester: I know you want to."

- The Crush

The Crush is a 90s thriller movie. Before Clueless and before Batman and Robin, this was Alicia Silverstone's very first movie role in Hollywood.

"Adrian 'Darian' Forrester: What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a Valiant before?"
 * All Girls Like Ponies: Darian/Adrian and her friend Cheyenne.
 * Ax Crazy: Darian maniacally dices lemons with a knife after seeing Nick and Amy in bed together, and in the film's climax, attacks Nick and her father with a crowbar.
 * Coy Girlish Flirt Pose: Darian does this to Nick in his room after they meet.
 * Dub Name Change: Darian's name was changed to Adrian for the DVD release. This was due to Alan Shapiro getting sued by a woman with the same name as the character, whom he based the script on. However, it stays Darian on the VHS and Laserdisc releases. More info here.
 * Ephebophile: Inverted.
 * Everything's Worse with Bees: Adrian does this to Amy when she's processing her pictures in the darkroom shed.
 * Fille Fatale
 * Frame-Up: After Nick continues to refuse Darian's advances, she frames him for raping her. This leads him to get arrested and fired from his job.
 * Harassing Phone Call: Darian phoned Nick so much there are almost 100 messages on his answering machine.
 * Haven't You Seen X Before?:


 * Lolicon: Inverted to a more deadly example.
 * Lust Object: What Darian sees in Nick, despite being underage.
 * Murder the Hypotenuse: Adrian loves Nick so much she's willing to kill his girlfriend and her own friend to get him. Luckily, she doesn't succeed.
 * Punched Across the Room: Nick grabs the crowbar out of Adrian's hand and gently taps her off the carousel and across the room in such a way that you wonder if it was meant to be serious or not.
 * Rape as Drama: Subverted. Darian makes up a lie about being raped when she's at the police station to frame Nick.
 * Smitten Teenage Girl
 * Stalker Shrine: In Nick's house, only for him to nail it shut.
 * Stalker with a Crush: Adrian Forrester (or "Darian" in the original release). Also, pretty much the whole plot of the movie, hence the title "The Crush."
 * X Meets Y: Lolita meets Fatal Attraction.
 * Yandere