Lurker is an LA-set psychological thriller about Matthew, an isolated twenty-something who works at a vintage boutique and lives with his grandmother. After a chance encounter with indie musician Oliver, Matthew ingratiates himself into Oliver's circle, first as a videographer then confidant, and maneuvers to gain control over Oliver's life. The film traces parasitic attachment evolving into co-dependence that resembles a twisted form of love. The lead performances by Theodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe explore loneliness, performance, and authenticity in the music world. Director Alex Russell frames the stalking dynamic with elegiac, creepy atmosphere and dark humor.
If Tom Ripley lived in LA in 2018 and was really into lo-fi bedroom pop, he might look something like the main character of Lurker. The debut feature from Alex Russell, The Bear and Beef writer-producer, is an elegantly creepy thriller about one super-fan's scheme to become close to his musical idol, transposing Patricia Highsmith's two-man theme into a murkier grey territory, with parasitic attachment giving way to co-dependence that blooms into something that looks like a twisted kind of love.
The lurker of the title is Matthew (Theodore Pellerin), an isolated twentysomething who lives with his grandma and works shifts at a local vintage boutique to make ends meet. After a chance run-in with his idol Oliver (Saltburn's Archie Madekwe) at the vintage store where he works, Matthew worms his way into Oliver's entourage and makes himself indispensable first as a videographer, then confidante and then as someone who has the power to make Oliver's enviable life come crashing down.
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