Cruel Intentions 3

Cruel Intentions 3
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Directed by	Scott Ziehl
Produced by	Christopher Ball Neal H. Moritz
Written by	Rhett Reese
Starring	Kerr Smith Kristina Anapau Nathan Wetherington Melissa Yvonne Lewis Tom Parker
Music by	David Reynolds
Cinematography	Thomas L. Calloway
Editing by	Alan Cody
Studio	Newmarket Capital Group
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cruel Intentions 3 is a 2004 American teen drama film directed by Scott Ziehl and released direct-to-video in 2004. Despite its name, the movie has almost no relation to the previous films in the series, except for the shared themes and the lead character in this film, Cassidy Merteuil, who is a cousin of one the characters from the first movie, Kathryn Merteuil.

Plot

This film once again portrays seduction and betrayal among the teenaged idle rich. Cassidy Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) is a beautiful, manipulative student at an exclusive Santa Barbara college. Jason Argyle (Kerr Smith) and Patrick Bates (Nathan Wetherington) are roommates there. After they pull off a devious plan to bed Cassidy, she encourages them to compete against each other. Jason has to seduce Sheila (Natalie Ramsey), who is in a steady relationship with Michael (Tom Parker), and Patrick has to seduce Alison (Melissa Yvonne Lewis), who is already engaged.

After Jason succeeds in his part, Patrick blackmails Alison using photos of her cheating on her boyfriend and rapes her to fulfill his part of the bet. Jason and Cassidy strike up a relationship as Patrick is left unsatisfied and angry. He attempts to seduce Cassidy, but she rejects him. So he convinces Cassidy that the man she loves, Jason, is only staying with her because he wants to win the bet with Patrick that they had set, which was to see who could sleep with Cassidy first.

Seemingly angry with Jason, she succumbs to Patrick, and Jason walks in on them. Patrick snidely remarks that both Jason and Cassidy have been victims of his cruel game to show them that they underestimated the evil in themselves. They ask him if he has ever been a victim and he tells them no, but Cassidy reveals that this had been her plan all along. She began the little charade so Patrick and Jason would seduce Alison and Sheila; before sleeping with Patrick, she took one of his sleeping pills, planning to tell the policemen that he had drugged and raped her. As Patrick is led away by the police, bewildered and protesting his innocence, he is warned that another victim has come forward, and he will get the punishment he deserves for raping Alison.

Cast

• Kerr Smith as Jason Argyle
• Kristina Anapau as Cassidy Merteuil
• Nathan Wetherington as Patrick Bates
• Melissa Yvonne Lewis as Alison Lebray
• Natalie Ramsey as Sheila Wright
• Tom Parker as Michael Cattrall
• Charlie Weber as Brent Patterson
• Michael Pemberton as Christopher Newborn
• Tara Carroll as Valeria Caldas

Soundtrack

• Dalton Grant - "Broken"
• Piebald - "The Stalker"
• Glimpse - "Truth Be Told"
• Pedro the Lion - "Indian Summer"
• The Waking Hours - "Almost Nearly There"
• Seismic - "Top of the World"
• Twintwelve - "Never Again"
• Twintwelve - "So I'm Told"
• Jets to Brazil - "You're Having the Time of My Life"
• Jealousy Curve - "The World Is You"
• The 88 - "Kind of Light"
• Other Star People - "Holiday"
• Nathan Anderson - "Sweet Misery"
• The 88 - "Sunday Afternoon"
• Dalton Grant - "Happiness in NY"
• Fade - "Inside Another Quiet Room"
• Dalton Grant - "Smile"
• -i-94- "You"
• Tickler - "A Final Dance"
• Too Rude - "If You Love It"
• Jealousy Curve - "Appreciated"
• The Twigs - "Love, Love, Love"

External links

• Cruel Intentions 3 at the Internet Movie Database
• Cruel Intentions 3 at AllRovi