Cruel Intentions

Image Not Available Starring: Christine Baranski, Ryan Phillippe Original UK Premiere: 1999 Dvd Release: 17th July, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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Cruel Intentions is a 1999 film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Selma Blair & Reese Witherspoon. It was loosely based on the film Dangerous Liaisons, itself based on the 18th century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, but played with teenagers. The plot concerns a bet made between Kathryn Merteuil, played by Gellar & Sebastian Valmont, played by Phillipe. Sebastian must sleep with Annette Hargrove, played by Witherspoon, a virgin & daughter of the principal of the private school which the three attend. The movie received considerable criticism for its portrayal of teenagers in sexual situations. The scene where Kathryn teaches Cecile Caldwell how to kiss, was voted 2nd in the list of 100 Greatest sexy moments in the history of film  , compiled by Channel 4. Internet movie database entry for Cruel Intentions  . Posters Of Cruel Intentions

Ryan Phillippe is an American actor. His first role was as Billy Douglas, daytime televisions first gay teenager, in the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. After leaving the show, he moved to Los Angeles where he struggled for a time before landing a number of small parts in various television shows & movies, including White Squall. Later that year he played the part of Barry Cox in I Know What You Did Last Summer with Jennifer Love Hewitt. The movie was a summer hit & lead to a starring role in 54 in 1998, alongside Salma Hayek, Mike Myers & Breckin Meyer. In 1999, Phillippe landed the role of Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions, a modern retelling of the Choderlos de Laclos novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The movie was both a critical & box office hit amongst its intended teenage audience. This was the second time that Phillippe had worked alongside televisions Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2000 Phillippe starred opposite Benicio Del Toro in The Way of the Gun, followed with his role as a wizard software engineer in the high-tech thriller Antitrust. Posters Of Ryan Phillippe

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