Taglines: An explosive love story.
Spontaneous Movie Storyline. During a senior calculus class at Covington High, senior student Katelyn inexplicably explodes, spraying the surrounding students and classroom with blood. The police take the class into custody during an investigation, but aside from ruling out an attack, are unable to determine the cause of the explosion.
During custody, senior student Mara (Katherine Langford) suggests to the class that it could happen again, a sentiment taken seriously by her peers. Afterwards, an unknown person texts her, claiming to have had a crush on her for multiple years: Mara promptly asks for the texter not to send a dick pic, to which the individual responds with a picture of Richard Nixon.
Following Katelyn’s funeral service, Mara gets high on mushrooms purchased from school dealers (Laine MacNeil and Clive Holloway) and goes for tea with her best friend Tess (Hayley Law); fellow student Dylan (Charlie Plummer) approaches the pair and reveals himself to be the unknown texter with said crush on Mara. Dylan explains how he had begun thinking of life and how quickly it could end, and upon hearing Mara’s suggestion of the incident repeating itself, realized that he needed to take action.
The two begin seeing one another and attend a school football game and house party, although each are cut short when a jock and drink server explode, respectively, sending the attendees into a panic. Classes are cancelled for the time being, and students begin to dub the explosions as “The Covington Curse”. The incidents attract the attention of numerous government agencies, who place FBI Agent Carla Rosetti (Yvonne Orji) on the case; she enlists Mara and Tess as aid.
While investigating the possible involvement of drugs, Mara goes for a drive with the school dealers, the Dalton twins; the pair explodes and the car crashes. Dylan arrives and consoles a dazed Mara, before federal agents arrive in protective suits and detain the pair. The entire senior class is placed under quarantine while the government devises a “Snooze Button” pill to “cure” the students, during which multiple students explode.
Realizing that they can begin living like every day might be their last, Mara and Dylan continue seeing each other and pursue a hedonistic lifestyle; they have sex and dance to 80s music in an old barn. School resumes for the senior class, although the townspeople begin to fear the students and Agent Rosetti inadvertently admits to Mara that the explosions may not yet be over.
While demonstrating the supposed effectiveness of the pill at a school seminar, a student explodes, triggering a chain reaction of explosions in the classroom. Dozens of students explode during the ensuring rampage, whereas Mara and Dylan are separated by the mob in a struggle to escape the building. Mara exits through a side entrance with ease and reunites with Dylan, who proclaims his love for her before unexpectedly exploding, injuring Mara in the process.
Spontaneous is a 2020 American science fiction romantic black comedy film, written and directed by Brian Duffield, in his directorial debut. It stars Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel and Yvonne Orji. It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2020, followed by video on demand on October 6, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.
Spontaneous (2020)
Directed by: Brian Duffield
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Yvonne Orji, Laine MacNeil, Clive Holloway, Joe Dalton, Bzhaun Rhoden, Chris Shields, Chelah Horsdal
Screenplay by: Brian Duffield
Production Design by: Chris August
Cinematography by: Aaron Morton
Film Editing by: Steve Edwards
Costume Design by: Sekyiwa Wi-Afedzi, Brooke Wilcox
Art Direction by: Cheryl Marion
Music by: Joseph Trapanese
MPAA Rating: R for teen drug and alcohol use, language and bloody images throughout.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[1]
Release Date: October 2, 2020 (United States)
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