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Release Date:
11 October 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
There Are No Rules morePlot:
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Clifton Collins Jr. Discusses His Burgeoning Career (From MovieWeb. 26 June 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
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Get over yourself. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Van Der Beek | ... | Sean Bateman | |
| Shannyn Sossamon | ... | Lauren Hynde | |
| Jessica Biel | ... | Lara | |
| Kip Pardue | ... | Victor | |
| Kate Bosworth | ... | Kelly | |
| Ian Somerhalder | ... | Paul Denton | |
| Joel Michaely | ... | Raymond | |
| Jay Baruchel | ... | Harry | |
| Thomas Ian Nicholas | ... | Mitchell | |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Rupert | |
| Clare Kramer | ... | Candice | |
| Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Denton | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | ... | Mrs. Jared | |
| Russell Sams | ... | Richard | |
| Colin Bain | ... | Donald |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, drug use, language and violent images. (edited from original NC-17 version)Parents Guide:
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110 minColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
UK:18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39352) | Mexico:CFun Stuff
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The radio station that awakens Sean is "WTNA". The music supervisors of the movie are Tom Hajdu and Andy Milburn (tomandandy); the radio DJ's are also named "Tom" and "Andy" moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Paul and the others walk into the hospital with their OD'ing friend, the wheelchair is standing on the right of the door. In the next shot, Paul unfolds that same wheelchair. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Lauren: It's a story that might bore you, but you don't have to listen, because I always knew it was going to be like that.
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52 Pick Up moreFAQ
Was "The End of the World" party scene really filmed on September 11th, 2001?What is meant to be said before and after the opening and closing dialogues?
Does the move go from spring to winter, or are the events in a more random order?
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Avary's whole point of this movie is simple: the society is numb. And he does it so perfectly that movie-goers looking for intense action or tears or giggles feel just as numb as the players. The director has done an excellent job here. The characters are without feeling. A rape, a suicide, homosexuality and philandering are all homogenous because this particular society (thank God my college years were not like that)is rapt with the self. That's the whole point. Nobody notices anything because the director wants you to feel the apathy. You may feel bored, but so are all the characters. However, they're bored enough to do really, really unbelievable things without a flinch or the bat of a lash. Like it or not, the duty of a director is to make you feel what he wants you to feel. Avary is fleet, decisive and deadly with his arrow (a Cupid for me). I don't see movies because I have nothing else to do. I want to experience a vision that is not mine. A new one. This movie is fast, it's hot and, like Pulp Fiction in its time, a totally new way to tell a story. I saw it four times and each time, I released the $8.00 freely. Transparently, it's not everybody's movie. But, people should see a movie because it's a movie and not because it's something comfortable or familiar or a blockbuster Hollywood coup. Life's a tough lot, often unforgiving and unfair. There are jerks out there, thank God, who make stuff interesting. I applaud the director always who can put that in my face. Avary simply explains how fortuitous most of us are. It'll be on my DVD shelf, trust.