Blush (2019 film)

Blush is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Debra Eisenstadt and starring Wendi McLendon-Covey. It premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival under the title Imaginary Order.^[1] The film was released on April 10, 2020 by Gravitas Ventures.^[2]

Blush
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Directed by	Debra Eisenstadt
Written by	Debra Eisenstadt
Produced by	Timur Bekbosunov Debra Eisenstadt Cosmos Kiindarius Peter Wong
Starring	Wendi McLendon-Covey
Cinematography	Frank Tymezuk
Edited by	Debra Eisenstadt Clark Harris
Music by	Mel Elias
Production companies	ACE Pictures Entertainment In Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release dates	January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26) (Sundance) April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) (United States)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

McLendon-Covey plays Cathy, an obsessive-compulsive, middle-aged woman who wrongly suspects that her husband is having an affair. This belief serves as the catalyst for a series of bad choices on her part. Her entire life threatens to become unraveled after she is targeted by an obsessive teen boy.

Cast

• Wendi McLendon-Covey as Cathy
• Christine Woods as Gemma Jean
• Max Burkholder as Xander
• Kate Alberts as Tara
• Steve Little as Matthew
• Catherine Curtin as Gail

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. As of September 2021^[update], 64% of the 14 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10.^[3]