Cruel Intentions 2 (2000) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Roger Kumble

Writer:

Roger Kumble (written by)

Release Date:

13 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Seduce and Destroy.

Plot:

This takes place several years before the malicious movie (starring Sarah Michelle Gellar), back to when Kathryn first meets Sebastian, their sexual attraction to each other and their enjoyment in destroying the lives of their peers.

Plot Keywords:

Prep School | Sexual | Direct To Video | Orchid | Uniform

Cast

Robin Dunne	...	Sebastian Valmont
Sarah Thompson	...	Danielle Sherman
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Cherie Claymon
Amy Adams	...	Kathryn Merteuil
Barry Flatman	...	Headmaster Sherman
Mimi Rogers	...	Tiffany Merteuil
Teresa Hill	...	Lilly
Barclay Hope	...	Mr. Felder
Tane McClure	...	Bunny Claymon
David McIlwraith	...	Edward Valmont
Jonathan Potts	...	Assistant Headmaster Steve Muller
Caley Wilson	...	Blaine Tuttle
Deanna Wright	...	Penny Cartwright
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Henry (as Clement Von Franckenstein)
Shuko Akune	...	Min Lin

Also Known As:

Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep (USA) (trailer title)
Manchester Prep (USA) (TV title)
Naughty (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content involving teens, and for language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Germany:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Brazil:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Roger Kumble]The limo driver at the end.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crew member is reflected on the limo door that Cherie is entering at the end of the movie.

Quotes:

Kathryn: It's a bit strange. Isn't it against the rules for someone of your age to seduce a minor like you did to me that summer in the Hamptons?
Assistant Headmaster Steve Muller: You know that's not entirely true, it was you who seduced me.
Kathryn: You know, you're right. It was me who seduced you, but then again who would the school board believe, it's my word against yours. Think about it Steve, something like this could ruin your career, not to mention your marriage. But I guess if you can bend the rules a little, then so can I.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

The Last Good Time

Backstory is better than the film...

To understand how this film came to be, you first should know the backstory. In 1999, Fox bought a pilot TV show called Manchester Prep, a "reimagined" prequel to the film Cruel Intentions. It had all the same characters as the film and spread a fairly similar plot over the 22 episode arc. The film's producing and directing team oversaw creation of the TV show and production began. '99 was a decent year for TV and one of the gems was a show called Popular. Popular turned out to be....well, popular and Manchester Prep was canceled before it ever aired it's pilot. The first few episodes were already shot, so it was repackaged with a few re-shoots and rewrites (and some gratuitous nudity) into the form of Cruel Intentions 2.

The tonal changes throughout the film and different stylistic changes that plague the film are due to the segments of the TV episodes having been shot by different directors and then roughly tied together with reshoots by another director for the movie version. The film takes on a "pulp" feel as it plays on the inside jokes from the original film (which was designed to set up a connection between the show and the film as time progressed) and panders to the innuendos of the film in the lowest exploitative ways possible.

If you look hard enough you will find its connection to the first film, however viewing Cruel Intentions 2 before the original will likely dissuade you from viewing the original as this one lacks the sophistication and charisma of the original.