Pan around again to see PETE, 37, trying to flash some green
to impress Cherry, as she dances for him. He seems totally
smitten with Miss Cherry. He whispers something in her ear
and she shakes her head. He tries to touch her while she
teases him. She is quick to bat his hand away. While he
can’t touch her, she has no problem grabbing his hair and
touching on him. Its driving him crazy. Cherry is totally
in control, though.

The torment Cherry puts Pete through builds until she finds his boiling point.  Later on that evening, Pete eggs on a provokes the other guys until they buy in on the assault of Cherry.  Being the ringleader of the atrocious assault, Cherry later relays to her brother:

CHERRY
Pete gets it last. Worst.

We plan to put Pete through agonizing hell at the hands of Cherry.  Serious pain.  The lucky man who is the focus of that torture is Mr. Dave Buckman:

A talented actor and a master of improv, Dave Buckman will be a great asset to the film as he divines new ways of displaying agonizing pain beyond a normal person’s comprehension.  Welcome aboard!

ADAM
Listen to me you little shit. I
didn’t do anything and the cops
already cleared me.

Brandon doesn’t back down.

BRANDON
Yea, I heard. I don’t know how the
police let you get away with it,
but surely they may reconsider if
they knew everything about you...

Adam steps back.

ADAM
(Mocking)
Aw. I won’t pay your sister’s
bills and you’re gonna tattle on
me? We back in fifth grade again?

Brandon doesn’t say a word. He just glares at Adam.

ADAM (CONT’D)
Or did you think you were a big boy
and wanted to take care of things
yourself.

Adam is a slick drug dealer, who floats freely through the corrupt town that Cherry lives in. Having bought off the right people has made Adam brash and cocky and very defensive when pushed by Cherry’s brother, Brandon. To pull this off, we have brought in Jeremy Norton:

You can see Jeremy in these upcoming films:

Crashing Down

They Hunger

Welcome aboard, Jeremy!

Cherry looks at Ed sitting by with pleading eyes.

CHERRY
(Whimper)
Help.

Ed is still sitting there, jaw agape. Cherry
again calls for him to help her, with wet eyes.

CHERRY
Ed...

Ed, instead of helping, runs out of the room.

Ed is a shy, conservative guy who is there when all of the madness happens. Paralyzed by fear and unable to help Cherry when the attack on her happens right before him, Ed is then lumped in with the other men in her quest for revenge. For this complex character, we came across this fine young actor named Aaron Alexander:

Aaron Alexander is an incredible talent, who we feel very fortunate to have signed on to this pivotal role in Cherry Bomb.

At Aaron’s girlfriend’s request, we’ve included Aaron’s new headshot.  Enjoy!

Officer Whitlock looks at her sternly and is putting the
photos down on her tray again.

OFFICER WHITLOCK
I can’t get them.

Cherry looks confused.

CHERRY
Why?

OFFICER WHITLOCK
Because they weren’t in the VIP
Room Saturday night!

CHERRY
What do you mean!?

OFFICER WHITLOCK
The five men you mentioned to me.
All five had alibis. None of them
were in the room when you were
raped. I don’t know what kind of
game you are playing but you are
lucky that they don’t want to press
charges!

Detective Whitlock proves to be a major catalyst for the action in Cherry Bomb. He was able to be coerced into protecting the men who assaulted Cherry, all while placing the blame on her.  It takes someone talented to portray the strength of an officer of the law, all while having to kowtow to forces greater than him.  Our search led us to this man:

D. J. Morrison has been featured in The Alamo, Machete, The Life of David Gale and “Friday Night Lights”.  We’re looking forward to having him bring you the despicable and loathsome Detective Whitlock.

OFFICER WHITLOCK
(voice rising)
Did you have anything to do with this?

Nurse Jenny looks irritated at Officer Whitlock. She responds before
Cherry can get a word out.

NURSE JENNY
She has been here in bed the whole time.
Even if she wanted to, she would
have been in no shape to leave and go cause
harm to another person!

In Cherry’s time of transition following her brutal attack as she gains her strength back, readying for her revenge, she is nursed and protected by the strong willed Nurse Jenny at the hospital.  Filling those nurse’s shoes will be Charissa Jarrett:

Charissa brings great strength to a crucial role in the development of Cherry as a character with her tremendous experience in film and commercials.  Welcome to the team, Charissa!

Cherry then looks up to see his son, MILES, run up to his
dad, Ed, baseball glove in hand. His wife, LINDA, 34, is
there with them. Linda takes a spot in the stands to watch
her husband play with his son.

BRANDON (O.S.)
(On Walkie-Talkie)
His family is here. We’ve got to
abort. over.

Cherry stares at the Walkie-Talkie for a second.

BRANDON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
(On Walkie-Talkie)
Did you hear me? The coast is
clear, lets get out of here...
over.

Cherry turns the Walkie-Talkie off.

She closes her free eye and again looks through the scope.
Ed is now on the pitcher’s mound, pitching to Miles in the
batter’s box. Ed’s head is in the crosshairs...

In an emotional scene, Linda is caught trying to protect her kids when Cherry unleashes her attack on Ed.  That’s a lot to ask of any actress, but one woman blew us away with her ability to convey all of that and more:

Welcome Joann Fields!  Joann is going to blow everyone away with the incredible emotion she displayed to us during her audition

Rick turns around to see his wife, MARILYN, 26, standing in the doorway with
a small piece of luggage. She’s a beautiful woman and we can tell by her
dress, a professional like Rick....

For the role of Rick’s wife, we needed a woman who looked beautiful and professional.  Someone who was the perfect female compliment to Rick (who you’ll meet later).  We’ve signed on the talented Lizabeth Waters to play the role.

Having been featured in several feature films and stage shows, Waters bring an incredible talent and passion to one of the great emotional peaks in the film.  Welcome her aboard!

Brandon turns to see a cracked out, skinny broad with a bat, PATRICIA, 24,
running at him. Brandon’s wide eyes reveal how shocked he is...

In what could be considered the catalyst for all of the action that occurs in the rest of the film, Adam’s crack addicted girlfriend, Patricia sets off a fight between Brandon (Cherry’s Brother) and Adam (one of the assailants) that sets the tone for the rest of the film.  The lucky lady, wielding the bat in Cherry Bomb is the excellent Amanda Arnold:

Welcome aboard, Amanda!  We’re sending over Albert Pujols tapes right now so you can perfect your baseball swing.

BRANDON
Who lives here... what are we doing
here?

Before Cherry can answer, the door opens. Behind is it CAGE,
30. He’s a tall well built, but slender guy. The kind of
guy who could get a stripper like Sapphire and keep her.

SAPPHIRE
Hey baby. I brought you a
customer.

Cage is the underground weapons dealer boyfriend of Sapphire. Cage exudes cool and is a little rough around the edges. Justthekind of guy you want to know when hunting down some jackasses. We found Mr. Craig Welborn, who was all of that and more:

Welcome aboard, Craig!