It was the night she can't remember, but the town will never forget.
Director: Jason Winn
Writer: Jennifer Maisel
Producer: Andrea Ajemian
After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on the true story of the Steubenville, Ohio rape case.
90 min
Rating: 7/10
Released
Top Cast
Makenzie Vega
Sam Gleason
Khandi Alexander
Detective Jodi Miller
Gary Weeks
Dan Gleason
Malik Yoba
Coach Tim Miller
Pierson Fodé
Reed
Amy Bruckner
Frankie
Movie Info
Director: Jason Winn
Writer: Jennifer Maisel
Producer: Andrea Ajemian
Production Companies: Lifetime, MarVista Entertainment
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
Wuchak:
**_Are prized players in a football town above the law?_**
A cheerleader at a high school in Eastern America reports that she was raped while partying with some football players at the school. Was it a case of kids just being kids while drinking or was a crime committed? And, if so, can it be proven?
"The Assault” (2014) is a Lifetime production inspired by The Steubenville High School rape of 2012 by the Ohio River in eastern Ohio. It mixes "Are You in the House Alone?" (1978) with the theme of football players taking advantage of cheerleaders observed in "The Swinging Cheerleaders" (1974), which is a worthwhile ‘B’ flick despite the exploitive title.
The milieu is the same as “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), just minus the telekinesis. The horror here is more mundane, which makes it more horrifying in a way. Remember, this was based on a real-life story.
The ‘Stockman’ sequence needed the kinks worked out and there are some contrivances, which compels me to detract points. But, otherwise, this is a well-done high school drama on a TV budget.
The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Worcester, Massachusetts, which is a half-hour drive west of Boston. The school is actually Clinton High School in Clinton, which is 10 miles NE of Worcester. There are several nice aerial shots of the area.
GRADE: B-/C+