Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Gellar inCruel Intentions(1999).Photo:Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Cruel Intentionsis 25!
“Happy 25th #cruelintentions.” Gellar, 46, wrote in a caption to her post “Everybody still loves you, and I intend to keep it that way.”
Reese Witherspoonalso commemorated the day on Instagram,writing, “Cue Bitter Sweet Symphony 🎶💗🥂 Happy 25th Anniversary to Cruel Intentions!”
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe inCruel Intentions(1999).
Gellarcostarred withRyan Phillippe, Witherspoon andSelma BlairinCruel Intentions, based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novelDangerous Liaisons.
Wealthy Upper East Sider step-siblings Kathryn Merteuil (Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Phillippe, now 49) are among Annette’s classmates, and the two make a bet that Sebastian can’t seduce the virginal new student.
Cruel Intentionsalso featured a supporting cast ofLouise Fletcher,Sean Patrick Thomas,Swoosie Kurtz,Eric Mabius,Christine Baranski,Joshua Jackson,Tara Reidand more.
Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar inCruel Intentions(1999).Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
The cast has remained close over the years sinceCruel Intentionshit theaters — and Gellar and Blair have evenrecreated their steamy smooch!
In February 2023, Gellar recalled what was going on behind the camera when they kissed while filming the teen movie on “the first day in all of New York City of that year that was beautiful and sunny,” in a very famous location.
“So, where did everybody go for lunch, to walk and be outside? Central Park,” she recounted in a video interview withBuzzFeed UK. “Guess where we were filming that scene? Central Park.”
“So, wehad about 250 audience members; it was like a live performance. But it was so noisy because there were so many people, we had to re-record the entire scene afterward, every line,” Gellar continued.
She also remembered Blair’s mother complaining: “Did you have to use so much tongue?”
Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar inCruel Intentions(1999).Sony
Taking place atan elite college in Washington, D.C., the drama series — from writers and executive producers Sara Goodman and Phoebe Fisher — will chronicle “two ruthless step-siblings" who “will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy.”
“After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Panhellenic system at their school, they’ll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation, even if that means seducing the daughter of the vice president of the United States,”according to the streamer.
Along with Thomas, now 53,Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess,Savannah Lee Smith, Sara Silva, Khobe Clarke, John Harlan Kim and Brooke Lena Johnson are set to star in the series, withClaire Forlani, Nikki Crawford, Isabella Tagliati, Zeke Goodman andJon Tenneyin recurring roles.
Cruel Intentionsis available to stream on Prime Video.
source: people.com
