New Best Friend (2002)

A North Carolina sheriff investigates the near-fatal drug overdose of an underachieving college girl, and uncovers many sordid details of her life before and during her descent into drugs and debauchery.

Director:

Zoe Clarke-Williams

Writer:

Victoria Strouse

Stars:

Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mia Kirshner	...	Alicia Campbell
Meredith Monroe	...	Hadley Ashton
Dominique Swain	...	Sidney Barrett
Scott Bairstow	...	Trevor
Rachel True	...	Julianne Livingston
Taye Diggs	...	Sheriff Artie Bonner
Glynnis O'Connor	...	Connie Campbell
Joanna Canton	...	Sarah
Eric Michael Cole	...	Warren
Oliver Hudson	...	Josh
Dean James	...	Max
J. Michael Hunter	...	Charlie
Edmund Kearney	...	Dean (as Edmund J. Kearney)
Don Henderson Baker	...	Haas
Shawn Michelle Cosby	...	Joanie

Storyline

At fancy, private Colby University, in the North Carolina hills, a drug overdose puts a senior near death. The school administration calls in the acting sheriff to conduct "a delicate and discrete investigation" - a whitewash. The more he digs, the more evidence he finds that the overdose may have been attempted murder. In flashbacks that parallel his investigation, we see Alicia, a scholarship girl worried about her grades, gradually pulled into the social life of three rich and amoral young women, led by the blond Hadley, a femme fatale. Before the investigation ends, we've met boyfriends, a drug dealer, Alicia's mom, Hadley's dad, nurses, doctors, and an orderly.

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Plot Keywords:

investigation | north carolina | drug overdose | sheriff | college | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go to fit in?

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, language and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Depraved Indifference

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$28,658 (USA) (12 April 2002)

Gross:

$28,658 (USA) (12 April 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FGM Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sydney and Alicia are talking on the bed, one of Alicia's lines doesn't match her lip movements.

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Quotes

Hadley Ashton: I'm warning you, back off Trevor or you'll be sorry!
Alicia Campbell: [sarcastic tone] Ooooo, I'm shaking.

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Soundtracks

"Post Modern Sleaze"
by 'The Sneaker Pimps'

User Reviews

Trashy fun

I know this film got terrible reviews and I would be hard pressed to say they were wrong but the truth is its kind of fun on a silly trashy level. First off Mia Kirshner is always good (Even here!) and Taye Diggs is totally unbelievable as a campus cop with or without the accent, it comes and goes. And there is sex, drugs, and nudity. Dominique Swain gets naked here and engages in lesbian sex. I also enjoyed the use of sound and music as its not used to be obnoxious but rather to enhance the mood of the scene. Is it junk? Sure! but I had a fun time and went with it.