Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1999-03-05

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Newmarket Films, Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group, Neal H. Moritz Productions

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$10 500 000

Revenue

$76 347 426

Website

https://www.CruelIntentions.com

Director

Roger Kumble

Actors

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson, Eric Mabius, Sean Patrick Thomas, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski
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Scenario

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Michael Fottrell

Operator

Theo van de Sande

Composer

Ed Shearmur

Artist

Susan Lomino

Audition

Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy

Editing

Jeff Freeman
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• The film is based on Choderlos de Laclos' novel "Dangerous Liaisons" (Les Liaisons dangereuses, 1782), but with the action moved to the present day.
• The film's producer, Neil Moritz, officially agreed that the film would be rated "R", but no lower.
• The film was shot in 36 days.
• John Ottman's music was featured in the film's trailer, but it was rejected shortly before the film's release and replaced with music by Ed Shearmur.
• Roger Campbell wrote the screenplay in 12 days.
• Actress Swoosie Kurtz also starred in an earlier adaptation of the novel – "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).
• According to the script, Catherine is older than Cecile, but in real life, actress Selma Blair is 5 years older than Sarah Michelle Gellar.
• During the filming of the slapping scene, Reese Witherspoon got so into her role that she actually hit Ryan Phillippe – the actor's reaction was genuine. This very scene made it into the film.
• The water temperature in the pool scene was only about 4.5 degrees Celsius.
• Christine Baranski, who filmed for only 3 days, agreed to the role only because her daughters were fans of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003), in which Sarah Michelle Gellar played the main role.
• Towards the end of the film, Katrin tells Roland that Sebastian hit her. Such a scene was indeed filmed, but it was removed after test screenings to leave the audience wondering whether he actually hit her or Katrin made it up.
• Sebastian, sitting in a wheelchair and listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony, is a reference to Stanley Kubrick's film "A Clockwork Orange" (1971).
• During the kissing scene between Katrin and Cecil, you can notice that Sarah Michelle Gellar is wearing Calvin Klein glasses.
• Actress Swoosie Kurtz also starred in an earlier adaptation of the novel – "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).