Overshadowed by Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons, which used the same source of Choderlos de Laclos's epistolary novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses', Forman's film has a lot going for it.

Since the movie hit theaters, many of the "Cruel Intentions" cast members have crossed paths ... Ryan Phillippe played Sebastian Valmont, an ill-fated bad boy that falls for the headmaster's ...

and gain control of the family business Valmont International. (A sequel to the 1999 movie, this was the pilot for a NBC series that did not get produced.) ...

Set in present day, Cruel Intentions picks up more than 15 years after the movie left off. It follows the beautiful and cunning Kathryn Merteuil (Gellar) as she vies for control of Valmont ...

After his precocious behavior has gotten him bounced out of one more in a string of exclusive private schools, 16-year old Sebastian Valmont has arrived in New York City to live with his father ...