Crave (film)

Crave also known under the working titles of Shatterbrain and Two Wolves is a 2012 American drama thriller film directed by Charles de Lauzirika. The film stars Josh Lawson as a man who retreats into a fantasy world that comes with deadly consequences. Crave had its world premiere on July 24, 2012 at the Fantasia International Film Festival and had a wider theatrical and video on demand release on December 6, 2013.

Lauzirika came up with the idea for Crave while working on an unrelated film, an adaptation of Phillip K Dicks I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon. Dicks daughter, Isa Dick Hackett, encouraged Lauzirika to make a smaller film before beginning the larger project and Lauzirikas former neighbor Robert Lawton pitched him the premise of Crave. The idea was that the film would be Travis Bickle meets Walter Mitty and Lauzirika and Lawton worked on developing the films script and main character for two months, during which point each man wrote two drafts of the script. Lauzirika based part of Aidens relationship with Virginia upon his own experiences, which he felt made the movie a little more interesting and a little more human. He also chose to leave the films ending deliberately ambiguous, as he did have a set interpretation of the ending but liked the idea of multiple interpretations as he feels that its much more interesting to leave the theater with a question so people leave talking about it rather than having the answer handed to you on a silver platter. Josh Lawson was brought in to portray Aiden, which Lauzirika felt made the character more human and likable, which he believed made the characters interactions with Lungs character more explainable. Furlong was not initially considered for the role of Ravi, but was hired upon the recommendation of the movies costume designer Oakley Stevenson.Crave was initially written and planned to be shot in New York, but moved the films setting and shooting location to Detroit due to Michigans tax incentives for filmmakers. Lauzirika had some initial hesitations over this shift, but later felt that the move was appropriate as Detroit was a good match for Aiden and was very photogenic. Filming took place during late 2009, but experienced some setbacks during filming, as a scene that was to be set on the Detroit People Mover was canceled at the last minute due to concerns over the films violent and sexual conten

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