All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Levine
Produced by	Chad Feehan Joe Neurauter Felipe Marino
Written by	Jacob Forman
Starring	Amber Heard Michael Welch Whitney Able Anson Mount
Music by	Mark Schulz
Cinematography	Darren Genet
Editing by	Josh Noyes
Distributed by	Optimum Releasing The Weinstein Company (Dimension Films)
Release date(s)	February 15, 2008 (UK) July 17, 2009 (US limited)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$750,000
Box office	$1,893,697

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American horror-thriller film, although it has also been described as a slasher film.^[1] Originally finished in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007. Notable premieres include Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, South by Southwest Film Festival, and London FrightFest Film Festival. It received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2008 but was not released in the United States.^[2]

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is rated R for "strong disturbing violence, pervasive drug and alcohol use, sexuality/nudity, and language - all involving teens".

Plot

At a Texas High school, Mandy Lane (Amber Heard) is a popular outsider. Dylan (Adam Powell) invites her to a party at his house and she accepts with the provision that her best friend, Emmet (Michael Welch), can attend also. At the party, Dylan and Emmet clash, and Emmet sits on the roof overlooking the pool watching Mandy. Dylan joins him and is convinced to jump from the roof to the pool to get Mandy's attention. Dylan jumps but misses, hitting his head on the edge of the pool and dies. Nine months later, Red (Aaron Himelstein) is having a party at his father's ranch and has invited Mandy along. She obtains permission from her Aunt (Peyton Hayslip) and agrees to go. Since Dylan's death she has refused to talk to Emmet. On the way to the ranch, the kids take a break at a railroad track, then steal a keg from a driver (Robert Earl Keen) at a truck stop. When they arrive at the ranch Chloe (Whitney Able) won't drive her car over the cattle grid and so with a shortage of seats Mandy and Bird (Edwin Hodge) elect to walk to the ranch.

While walking, Bird asks to hold Mandy's hand, and she agrees. He then asks if he can kiss her, to which she agrees also, and he kisses her on the cheek, but is interrupted by Garth (Anson Mount), the ranch hand. Once at the house, they begin drinking and playing games. Mandy is the only one to stay sober. After a disparaging remark, Jake (Luke Grimes) walks out, followed by his girlfriend, Marlin (Melissa Price). They stop in a cattle shed, engage in oral sex, then Jake leaves. Marlin is hit in the jaw with the butt of a shotgun. The double-barrel is rammed down her throat, almost killing her. While looking for Marlin, Jake discovers her, barely alive, but is shot by the stranger, and Marlin finally dies. Bird, Mandy, Red, and Chloe are joined by Garth at the house after a stranger in Red's car fires fireworks at them on the porch. Bird chases the car, believing that Jake is the driver, but he encounters Emmet. During their fight, Emmet blinds Bird by cutting his eyes, chases him and finally stabs him to death. At the ranch, Garth stays over. Mandy falls asleep in the kitchen. Red and Chloe fall asleep on the couch. In the morning, Emmet is in the house (which no one knows), and Garth runs upstairs. Emmet goes downstairs and walks over to Mandy, stroking her hair. Garth runs back down to find Mandy still asleep with blood on her hair from Emmet, who also left a message on the fridge reading "Wake Up" with a bloody handprint. Garth and Mandy realize that they need to leave and go to wake up Red and Chloe.

As they prepare to leave, Emmet shoots Garth. Red and Chloe escape out the back and run to Chloe's car. There they discover the bodies of Jake and Marlin, after a brief kiss Red is shot. After running away, Chloe then discovers the body of Bird, as she runs back to the ranch. She is chased by Emmet driving her car. Mandy retrieves the keys to Garth's jeep, and the hunting knife Emmet used to kill Bird. She then sees Chloe running towards the ranch, pursued by Emmet. As Chloe runs up to Mandy, she stabs Chloe in the stomach. While Chloe bleeds out, Emmet and Mandy discuss their plan. Emmet has kept a journal giving the reason behind the killings since he and Mandy have previously agreed to a suicide pact. However, Mandy refuses to take the pills Emmet gives her. A brief chase ensues. They fight. Garth shoots Emmet and then as Emmet chases Mandy she fights him off, long enough to obtain a sharp object and kill him. Mandy then picks up a wounded Garth and heads to his truck and they drive off, Garth claimed Mandy as a "hero". A flashback then shows the group back at a railroad track, taking a break from the drive. They are all goofing off, and Mandy is seen balancing on the tracks, then looking to the camera with a knowing look.

Cast

• Amber Heard as Mandy Lane
• Michael Welch as Emmet
• Whitney Able as Chloe
• Edwin Hodge as Bird
• Aaron Himelstein as Red
• Luke Grimes as Jake
• Melissa Price as Marlin
• Anson Mount as Garth

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.^[3] The film's worldwide box office totals $1,757,355 already covering its $750,000 budget.

Release delays

The film was originally supposed to be released in 2007 by The Weinstein Company (via their Dimension Films label), but due to the failure of Grindhouse, among other horror films, The Weinstein Company sold the film to Senator Entertainment US.^[4] Senator, who at the time was setting up their own distribution company, later went out of business, and the film has been held in limbo with other unreleased projects since. At Comic-Con 2010, director Levine and star Heard appeared for a screening of the film, and said that release was finally forthcoming, though they did not say when or who would be handling the release. It has been number one on Bloody Disgusting's list of the best unreleased horror films for the last four years.

References

External links

• Official MySpace
• Official website (UK)
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane at the Internet Movie Database
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane at AllRovi
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane at Rotten Tomatoes