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- R1999 · Drama · 1h 37m
Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film is a modern retelling of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos ' 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, set in New York City among rich high schoolers. [2]
- $10.5 million
- Edward Shearmur
- March 5, 1999
- Neal H. Moritz
Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Gellar portray a wicked pair of step siblings who operate together to prey sexually upon unsuspecting victims, manipulating others to achieve their goals of personal conquest and revenge.
The womanizing Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) is with his therapist Dr. Greenbaum (Swoosie Kurtz) to talk with her over his sexual urges over other women. Sebastian decides that he is more or less cured and bids goodbye to Dr. Greenbaum to set out as a new man.
- Roger Cormier
- THE WRITER/DIRECTOR WAS INSPIRED BY WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE. Writer/director Roger Kumble saw Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) and felt he had never seen anything like it—"so dark," "fu**ed up high school."
- IT'S THE FOURTH SCREEN ADAPTATION OF LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES. The Pierre Choderlos de Laclos novel was first published in 1782. In 1959, Roger Vadim adapted the film for the screen using its original title.
- THE DIRECTOR BEGGED REESE WITHERSPOON TO PLAY ANNETTE. Columbia Pictures wanted Katie Holmes to play Annette; Kumble didn't think she had enough strength of character for the role.
- SELMA BLAIR WENT INTO HER AUDITION IN CHARACTER. For legal reasons, Kumble had to ask all of the actors auditioning for Cecile how old they were, because of a graphic sex scene between the character and Sebastian in the movie.
Mar 5, 2019 · Upon release, Cruel Intentions’ unique visual aesthetic, cynical world-view, razor-sharp dialogue, distinctive fashion looks, and unrelentingly dark subject matter makes it a critical hit.
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Annette (Reese Witherspoon) unwittingly becomes a pawn in Sebastian's (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) deliciously diabolical wager of sexual conquest when she writes an...
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Mar 5, 2019 · Ryan Phillippe (Sebastian Valmont) Image Credit: Photofest; Jim Spellman/WireImage Phillippe played Sebastian, a sexually promiscuous teenager who is obsessed with his step-sister.
