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The Craving (2011)
Leading a double life, Chef Ronnie spends her days as a charming celebrity chef who thrives and shines as owner of a trendy Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco, and spends her nights in ways too gruesome to fathom. As Chef Ronnie's reputation scorches up the culinary scene, San Francisco's murder count hits a record high. Haunted by her past in the form a vengeful lover, and caught in the seductive cross fire of an increasingly serious relationship; Chef Ronnie has bitten off more than she can chew.
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Leading a double life, Chef Ronnie spends her days as a charming celebrity chef who thrives and shines as owner of a trendy Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco, and spends her nights in ways too gruesome to fathom. As Chef Ronnie's reputation scorches up the culinary scene, San Francisco's murder count hits a record high. Haunted by her past in the form a vengeful lover, and caught in the seductive cross fire of an increasingly serious relationship; Chef Ronnie has bitten off more than she can chew.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Horror
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In Theaters:1/1/2011
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Runtime:90 minutes
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Cast
Valerie R. Castro
Director
Anna Curtis
Chef Ronnie Sixtos
Velocity Chyaldd
Celeste Von Wilder
Sunset Jones
Agent Dani O'Day
Michael Soldier
Boris
Mariel Ala Mode
Kayla
Tuck Mayo
Austin
Stephen Galloway
Walter
Jarrad Webster
Sergio (as Suppositori Spelling)
Brian Levy
Agent George Bell
Johnny Rodriguez
Arthur Hines
Jamie Lauren
as herself
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