0 0 6 ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Steve ▁Collins , ▁st arring ▁Court ney ▁Davis ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁character . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁Collins ' ▁first ▁full - length ▁feature ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁short ▁film ▁G ret chen ▁& ▁the ▁Night ▁D anger . ▁ ▁Plot ▁G ret chen ▁F ink le ▁( C ourt ney ▁Davis ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁with ▁a ▁rom antic ▁ob session ▁over ▁R icky ▁( John ▁M err iman ). ▁Her ▁mother ▁( Be ck y ▁Ann ▁Baker ) ▁becomes ▁so ▁concerned ▁about ▁G ret chen ' s ▁cr ush ▁that ▁she ▁sends ▁her ▁daughter ▁to ▁an ▁in - pat ient ▁emot ional ▁ther apy ▁clin ic . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Court ney ▁Davis ▁as ▁G ret chen ▁F ink le ▁ ▁John ▁M err iman ▁as ▁R icky ▁Mar ich ino ▁ ▁Ma con ▁Bla ir ▁as ▁Nick ▁R ango on ▁▁ ▁Beck y ▁Ann ▁Baker ▁as ▁L ori ▁F ink le ▁ ▁Y asm ine ▁K itt les ▁as ▁Mar la ▁Aus ch uss ler ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Root ▁as ▁Her b ▁ ▁P ey ton ▁H ays lip ▁as ▁Miss ▁Jenn ings ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁G ret chen ▁is ▁a ▁full - length ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Steve ▁Collins ' ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁short ▁film ▁G ret chen ▁& ▁the ▁Night ▁D anger , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁J ury ▁Award ▁for ▁Compet ition ▁Short s ▁at ▁South ▁By ▁South west . ▁ ▁Re ception