Spring Breakers

Director: Harmony Korine
Writer: Harmony Korine
Cast: Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Heather Morris, Vanessa Hudgens, James Franco, Selena Gomez, Gucci Mane
Theatrical Release Date: Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: Four sexy college girls plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that’s only the beginning. During a night of partying, the girls hit a roadblock when they are arrested on drug charges. Hung over and clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien (James Franco), an infamous local thug who takes them under his wing and leads them on the wildest spring break trip in history. Rough on the outside but with a soft spot inside, Alien wins over the hearts of the young spring breakers, and leads them on a spring break they never could have imagined. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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