Directed by: Roger Kumble
Writing credits: Choderlos de Laclos, Roger Kumble
Movie Genre: Drama/Romance/Thriller
Released: 1999
Running Time: 97 minutes
Rating: 16SNL
Cruel Intentions is a 1999 film directed by Roger Kumble based on the 18th century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. It was later followed by two direct-to-video sequels, Cruel Intentions 2 and Cruel Intentions 3.
Two wealthy teenage stepsiblings, Kathryn and Sebastian, begin a wicked summer of seduction and betrayal.
When Kathryn is dumped by her beau, Court Reynolds, for the innocent Cecile, she challenges Sebastian to turn Cecile into damaged goods.
An easy feat, Sebastian raises the stakes when he bets Kathryn he can seduce the pristine Annette Hargrove, the new headmaster's daughter who just wrote an article about her intentions to stay pure until she marries.
The stakes: if Sebastian succeeds, Kathryn must give him a night of unbridled biblical pleasure, something he's wanted since their parents got married.
If he fails, he must forfeit his priceless 1956 Jaguar to Kathryn and suffer the shame of defeat.
Tagline: In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.