Cruel Intentions
In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.
1999 | 98m | English
Popularity: 12 (history)
| Director: | Roger Kumble |
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| Writer: | Roger Kumble, Choderlos de Laclos |
| Staring: |
| Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1999 |
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| Director: | Roger Kumble |
| Writer: | Roger Kumble, Choderlos de Laclos |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | bet, virgin, drug abuse, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, sexual obsession, upper class, cynic, sadistic, eroticism, innocence, cocaine, manipulation, seduction, love letter, private school, addiction, love, incest, psychotherapy |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group, Neal H. Moritz Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $76,347,426
Budget: $10,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ryan Phillippe | Sébastian Valmont |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Kathryn Merteuil |
| 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 |
| Alaina Reed Hall | Nurse |
| Hiep Thi Le | Mai-Lee |
| Deborah Offner | Mrs. Michalak |
| Tara Reid | Marci Greenbaum |
| Drew Snyder | Headmaster Hargrove |
| Herta Ware | Mrs. Sugarman |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Dr. Greenbaum |
| Christine Baranski | Bunny Caldwell |
| Charlie O'Connell | Court Reynolds |
| Fred Norris | Meter Maid |
| Ginger Williams | Clorissa |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roger Kumble | Screenplay, Director |
| Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer |
| Shane Dixon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sam Hill | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Ashcroft | Original Music Composer |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joanne Lamstein | Stunts |
| Frank Ferrara | Stunts |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Jeff Freeman | Editor |
| Tessa Posnansky | Set Decoration |
| Jon Gary Steele | Production Design |
| David Lazan | Art Direction |
| Theo van de Sande | Director of Photography |
| Karon May | Script Supervisor |
| Kathleen Mussehl | Set Costumer |
| Gwen Everman | Production Accountant |
| Lynda Reiss | Property Master |
| Jim Ondrejko | Construction Coordinator |
| Greg Kittelson | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Melissa Moseley | Still Photographer |
| Susan Dudeck | ADR Editor |
| Al Cerullo | Stunts |
| Susan Lomino | Assistant Art Director |
| Gerard Averill | Assistant Location Manager |
| Michael J. Benavente | Dialogue Editor |
| Sara E. White | Unit Production Manager |
| Robert Gray | Camera Operator |
| A. Anthony Cappello | First Assistant Camera |
| Brad Wilder | Key Makeup Artist |
| Clovis Chambaret | Leadman |
| Dustin Meier | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Sharleen Bright | Scenic Artist |
| Bob Newlan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Karen Blynder | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Chouchanian | Key Grip |
| Timothy P. Tundel | Art Department Assistant |
| John Morris | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Angela M. Whiting | Assistant Property Master |
| Catherine S. McComb | Production Coordinator |
| Allison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Dugg Kirkpatrick | Key Hair Stylist |
| Brydon Baker III | Boom Operator |
| Jacqueline Butryn | Location Manager |
| Linda Brown | Unit Publicist |
| Alicia Valdez | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Rafferty | First Assistant Editor |
| Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| Amanda Goodpaster | Music Editor |
| Ron Vignone | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Garrett Benson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Diana Schmidt | Production Manager |
| Hamilton Sterling | Foley Editor |
| Brian Bays | Production Assistant |
| Stephanie Flack | Dialogue Editor |
| Jono Kouzouyan | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Levon Besnelian | Dolly Grip |
| Jenifer Chatfield | Post Production Supervisor |
| Debra Goldfield | Assistant Editor |
| Whitney J. Willard | Post Production Accountant |
| Sandra Collier | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Herb Ankrom | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Choderlos de Laclos | Novel |
| Denise Wingate | Costume Design |
| Brenda Blatt | Hairdresser |
| Michael Antunez | Transportation Captain |
| Michael Brum | Transportation Captain |
| John Joseph Thomas | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mike Mertens | Color Timer |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Deirdra E. Govan | Costume Supervisor |
| Matthew Pope | Special Effects |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Heather Lieberman | Co-Producer |
| William Tyrer | Co-Executive Producer |
| Bruce Mellon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Christopher Ball | Co-Executive Producer |
| Michael Fottrell | Executive Producer |
| Neal H. Moritz | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 46 | 59 | 28 |
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