You Get Me (film)

You Get Me
Directed by Brent Bonacorso
Produced by
  • Brian Robbins
  • Matt Kaplan
  • Nicki Cortese
Written by Ben Epstein
Starring
Music by Robert Miller
Cinematography Magdalena Górka
Edited by
  • Michelle Harrison
  • Michel Aller
  • Joe Landauer
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) (LA Film Festival)[1]
  • June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

You Get Me is a 2017 American thriller film directed by Brent Bonacorso and written by Ben Epstein. The film stars Bella Thorne, Halston Sage, Taylor John Smith, Anna Akana and Nash Grier.[2][3][4] It was released on Netflix on June 23, 2017.[5]

Plot

Tyler (Taylor John Smith) is a 17-year-old high school student in love with his girlfriend Alison 'Ali' (Halston Sage), and they have two best friends: Gil (Nash Grier) and Lydia (Anna Akana). One night at a party, Tyler discovers before Ali moved to their school, she was a heavy partier and would often drink and sleep around. Tyler gets angry and they break up. Outside the party, he meets mysterious Holly (Bella Thorne). They end up partying and sleeping together. They spend the rest of the weekend in Holly's huge house, with Holly telling Tyler her father died and her stepmom travels a lot. Tyler says that the weekend was special before leaving, seemingly forgetting all about Holly.

Tyler gets back together with Ali the following day, and while at school, notices Holly. Holly reveals that she goes there now and wanted to surprise him. Tyler tries cutting ties with Holly multiple times but failing each time. Holly starts hanging out with Ali and her friends: Gil and Lydia. Lydia starts becoming suspicious of Holly when she sees no social media presence. Afterward, Ali texts Tyler that she and the girls are going to meet up at his workplace. When they get there, Ali is going through Holly's iPad looking at her pictures until she stops when she sees a shirtless picture taken of Tyler. Ali inquires more about it, but Holly brushes it off saying that its a really long story. The three of them leave to go find Gil at the beach. Holly begins taking pictures of the happy couple, complimenting them. Ali brings up "the shirtless guy" again and Holly tells Ali and Gil about him due to Ali's constant badgering. Holly tells them a very descriptive story, leading to her using Gil as an example. They begin making out, Holly trying to make Tyler jealous and continue to make out all the way to Tyler's car. Ali interrupts asking if Holly was ready, and due to Gil's reluctance, he seems to be infatuated with her. They both leave the car going inside Ali's house for some "girl talk." Tyler drives Gil home and stops him just when he was about to leave to talk to him about something. Tyler tells him that he slept with Holly the night of Melinda's party. Gil asks him how the sex was and Tyler refuses to talk about saying that Holly's trying to mess with him because she has no other reason to hang out with Alison. Gil tells him not to worry about it. Tyler tells him that he's gonna tell Ali, Gil refuses, telling him that he just fixed things with her. Gil thanks him again for the car ride and leaves. Tyler gets home and tries to text Ali to let her invite him to her house but Holly ends up sleeping over so he couldn't.

Holly shows up to Tyler's house on Sunday telling him that Ali knows what happened between them. He's furious asking her why would she do that, but Holly never tells him. She was kidding, and Tyler tells her that she's insane. Tyler starts suspecting that Holly is dangerous, especially when meeting her stepmom, Corinne, who reveals that she takes medication and Holly lied to him about where she's from. Holly gives Lydia the wrong smoothie on purpose, causing an allergic reaction that puts her in the hospital after she heard Lydia telling Ali that she doesn't buy her story and is going to find out what's going on. Tyler has a nightmare about Holly killing him and she doesn't show up to school for the next few days. Gil is hurt because Holly hadn't been in contact with him for awhile, and doesn't know what he did wrong.

Holly tells Ali that she's pregnant when she comes back to school, but not in contact with the guy who did it. Tyler asks Holly what she wants from him after she shows up at his house, to which she responds for them to be together. While trying to sneak up on Tyler, he knocks her down, causing her lip to bleed. Holly tells Ali that she and Tyler slept together the night before he decides to tell her. Tyler and Ali meet at the beach, he tells her the truth and Ali says she never wants to talk to him again.

Holly gets Tyler suspended, saying that he assaulted her. Tyler finds out that Holly's real first name is Elizabeth (Holly is a middle name). He looks her up online and discovers that she assaulted a student over a boy, and went to a mental institution for a while. That night, when Ali's parents leave, Holly knocks her out. When Ali doesn't respond to Tyler's texts, he starts to suspect Holly. He leaves a message with Gil to meet him at Holly's house and starts driving over there. Ali awakens to discover she's tied up and bound to a chair in Holly's house and Holly lied about being pregnant. Corinne comes home and while trying to untie Ali, Holly sneaks up behind her and suffocates her with a plastic bag, killing her.

When Tyler arrives, he sees Holly sitting in front of the fireplace, the first place he saw her the morning he woke up in her house previously. Holly tries recreating the weekend as Tyler runs around the house looking for Ali. He discovers Ali unconscious tied mid-air to the ceiling, forehead bleeding. He lowers her down, wakes her up, grabs a fire poker and starts trying to escape the house as Holly goes to get her gun. Tyler and Ali make it outside and before they get away, Holly stops them at gunpoint. Tyler tells Holly that he loves Ali and not her and he never will. Gil shows up behind them calling out Holly's name. Distracted, Holly shoots Tyler in the shoulder then attempts to shoot Gil but misses. Ali picks up the fire poker and stabs Holly in the side, causing Holly to fall back into the pool. Gil and Ali huddle around Tyler while waiting for the police to arrive.

Holly is wheeled into the back of an ambulance and asking the paramedic man to never leave her and makes him promise, implying she'll be obsessed with him. The film ends with Tyler, Ali, and Lydia having fun at Tyler's little sister's birthday party.

Cast

Production

Casting

Bella Thorne and Halston Sage were cast as female leads Holly and Ali, respectively in March 2016.[2][3] Taylor John Smith was cast as male lead Tyler in April 2016. Added to the cast at the same time were Nash Grier, Anna Akana, Garcelle Beauvais and Kathryn Morris.[4]

Filming

Filming on You Get Me began in Los Angeles in April 2016[3][7] and wrapped in May 2016.[8] Filming also took place on the beach in Santa Monica.[9]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival June 14–22, 2017.[10] It was originally scheduled to be released on Netflix on June 16,[6] but it was released on June 23, 2017.[5] Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the film on DVD/Blu-ray exclusively at Walmart stores on June 23, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "You Get Me". default site. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Todd Spangler (March 10, 2016). "Bella Thorne, Halston Sage to Star in Awesomeness Films Thriller ‘You Get Me’". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Natalie Jarvey (March 10, 2016). "Bella Thorne, Halston Sage to Star in 'You Get Me' From Awesomeness Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Natalie Jarvey (April 22, 2016). "'American Crime's' Taylor John Smith, Vine Star Nash Grier Join Thriller 'You Get Me'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Carly Mallenbaum (May 24, 2017). "Netflix in June: What's new and expiring". USA Today. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Todd Spangler (May 1, 2017). "Awesomeness Unveils Netflix Movie Deal, Series Renewals and News Division". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Char Adams (April 20, 2016). "Bella Thorne Locks Lips with Costar Nash Grier on Set of You Get Me". People. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Michelle Ganney (May 18, 2016). "Cute in khaki! Bella Thorne shows off her gym honed physique in skinny jeans and a crop top on final day of filming You Get Me". Daily Mail. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Max Evry (April 20, 2016). "Bella Thorne Photos from the Set of You Get Me". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Mark Olsen (May 23, 2017). "LA Film Festival program continues to expand with 'The Beguiled' and 'Annabelle: Creation'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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