25 years since its first release, Cruel Intentions is still notably horny and, well, cruel.
Its 25 years old, and its still sexy as fuck.
The two are highly sexed, beautiful and corrupt.
Kathryn doesnt believe he can do it.
The two have a wager if Sebastian cant seduce Annette, Kathryn gets his car.
If he does manage the seduction Kathryn will give him the one thing he cant have… Ill fuck your brains out.
It was subversive in the 90s and it remains so today.
This is a film about sex and power, which is packed with taboo breaking scenes.
Kathyrn is constantly coked up.
Sebastian gets 15 year-old Cecile drunk and goes down on her without consent.
Speaking withCosmopolitan, writer-director Roger Kumble stressed the importance of casting actors who were older than their characters.
So we were like, All right, were gonna shoot this.
Its going to be dicey if we get away with it.
But we cant have an underage girl, he said.
Films featuring drug use and underage sex among teens obviously exist.
But rarely are they aspirational.
No one wishes they were one of the kids fromKids.
ButCruel Intentionsmakes it all seem impossibly glamorous and exciting.
Nor is it a deeply unsexy sex comedy, like theAmerican Piefilms.
Kathryn makes the perfect baddie, and the casting was spot on.
Its okay for guys like you and Court to fuck everyone.
God forbid, I exude confidence and enjoy sex.
Im the Marcia fucking Brady of the Upper East Side, and sometimes I want to kill myself.
Then theres Witherspoon, who was transformed into the perfect 1950s teenager inPleasantvillethe year before.
You were very much in love with her.
And youre still in love with her.
But it amused me to make you ashamed of it.
You gave up on the first person you ever loved because I threatened your reputation.
Dont you get it?
Youre just a toy, Sebastian.
A little toy I like to play with.
And now youve completely blown it with her.
I think its the saddest thing Ive ever heard, she says.
So, I assume youve come here to make arrangements.
But unfortunately, I dont fuck losers.
The sad thing is, she herself is humiliated.
She rejects him not because hes a loser, but because he rejected her.
He was in love with Annette, and not Kathryn.
Whether she ever loved him is questionable but she certainly didnt like being spurned.
Hell hath no fury etc.
Is that the ending we, the audience, are rooting for?
Its why the movie holds up and stands out 25 years on.
Cruel Intentions is available to stream on Prime Video.
