Cruel Intentions (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Roger Kumble

Writers (WGA):

Choderlos de Laclos (novel)
Roger Kumble (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

In the game of seduction, There is only one rule: Never fall in love

Plot:

Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won't be able to bed Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until love). If he loses, Kathryn gets his Jaguar, if he wins, he gets Kathryn.

Plot Keywords:

Bet | Virgin | Jaguar | Love | Wager

Awards:

6 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	11:30 PM	FX
Tue. July 21	10:00 AM	FX

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Kathryn Merteuil
Ryan Phillippe	...	Sebastian Valmont
Reese Witherspoon	...	Annette Hargrove
Selma Blair	...	Cecile Caldwell
Louise Fletcher	...	Helen Rosemond
Joshua Jackson	...	Blaine Tuttle
Eric Mabius	...	Greg McConnell
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Ronald Clifford
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Dr. Greenbaum
Christine Baranski	...	Bunny Caldwell
Alaina Reed Hall	...	Nurse
Deborah Offner	...	Mrs. Michalak
Tara Reid	...	Marci Greenbaum
Herta Ware	...	Mrs. Sugarman
Hiep Thi Le	...	Mai-Lee

Also Known As:

Cruel Inventions (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual dialogue and sexual situations involving teens, language and drug use.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #36155) | Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Malaysia:18SX | Germany:12 (cut TV version) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Toward the end of the film when Kathryn tells Ronald that Sebastian had hit her, the actual scene of Sebastian striking her was filmed, but it was deleted afterwards because the dialogue from Sebastian during this part didn't fit his character.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Annette and Sebastian are in the pool talking, a blocking cross is visible at the bottom of the pool, which both stand on at some point in the scene.

Quotes:

Kathryn: The parental units called while you were out.
Sebastian: How IS your gold-digging, whore of a mother enjoying Bali?
Kathryn: She suspects your impotent, alcoholic father is diddling the maid.
Sebastian: Good.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Symphony #9 in D Minor, Op. 125, 'Choral'

Brilliantly Evil

This movie is seriously entertaining. I sat and watched it and was pleasantly surprised as I didn't really like Ryan Phillipe as an actor. But this film changed my view, he was very believable and entertaining.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, in my opinion should have won a Beat Actress Oscar for this role, it was played to perfection and Reese Witherspoon should have won Best Supporting Actress, but because it is a teen movie the acting can't be taken seriously, and so they aren't even considered, which is not fair!! I loved Greg & wished we could have seen more of him. To sum up, purely excellent, and should have won Oscar's. If you want to see an excellent movie which goes beyond the teen genre watch this but AVOID the prequel, Cruel Intention 2 like the plague, as it ruined a good movie and was completely tacky!!