Pretty Thing (film)

For other uses, see Pretty Thing (disambiguation).

Pretty Thing (formerly The Bird and the Bee)^[3] is a 2025 American erotic thriller film written by Jack Donnelly, directed by Justin Kelly and starring Alicia Silverstone, Karl Glusman, Tammy Blanchard, and Catherine Curtin.

Pretty Thing
Release poster
Directed by	Justin Kelly
Screenplay by	Jack Donnelly
Produced by	Jordan Yale Levine Jordan Beckerman Jesse Korman Scott Levenson Lexi Tannenholtz
Starring	Alicia Silverstone Karl Glusman Tammy Blanchard Catherine Curtin
Cinematography	Matt Klammer
Edited by	Justin Kelly
Music by	Tim Kvasnosky
Production company	Yale Productions
Distributed by	Shout! Studios
Release date	July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)
Running time	96 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$95,680[2]

Cast

• Alicia Silverstone as Sophie
• Karl Glusman as Elliot
• Tammy Blanchard as Amanda
• Catherine Curtin as Peggy

Production

In October 2023, it was announced that principal photography wrapped. Filming occurred during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and SAG-AFTRA granted the filmmakers an interim agreement to allow principal photography to occur during the strike.^[4]

Release

The film was released in select theaters and on VOD on July 4, 2025.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.^[6]