Spring Breakers is a 2012 American crime drama film written and directed by Harmony Korine. Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and Gucci Mane, it follows four college-aged girls who go on spring break in St. Petersburg, Florida and descend into a world of drugs, crime, and violence after meeting an eccentric local drug dealer.