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Flower

Flower

Bad decisions. Good intentions.

20176.31h 34m

Overview

Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

Directed by Max Winkler
Written by Max Winkler, Matt Spicer, Alex McAulay
Produced by Sean Tabibian, Matt Spicer, Eric B. Fleischman
Box Office0Revenue: $327K

Top Cast

Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch

Erica Vandross

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Laurie

Tim Heidecker

Tim Heidecker

Bob

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Will Jordan

Joey Morgan

Joey Morgan

Luke

Dylan Gelula

Dylan Gelula

Kala

Maya Eshet

Maya Eshet

Claudine

Eric Edelstein

Eric Edelstein

Dale

Joel Ezra Hebner

Joel Ezra Hebner

Officer Clark

R

Romy Byrne

Alli Whitman

Themes & Keywords

high schoolstepbrothersingle motherfirecrackersan fernando valleysexually aggressive womanmentally unstablerebelliouslightheartedfarcical

About Flower

Flower is a comedy, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of high school, stepbrother, single mother, firecracker, san fernando valley, sexually aggressive woman. Directed by Max Winkler, it stars Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Tim Heidecker. Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

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