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The Rules of Attraction

Year:
Duration:
110 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Roger Avary
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2002-10-11
Filming Locations: California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $4,000,000
Opening Weekend: $2,532,410 (USA) (13 October 2002)
Gross: $6,532,619 (USA) (21 November 2002)
Cast
Actor
Character
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
The Rules of Attraction
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
Clare Kramer
Candice
Faye Dunaway
Mrs. Denton
Swoosie Kurtz
Mrs. Jared
Russell Sams
Richard
Colin Bain
Donald
Eric Stoltz
Mr. Lawson
Fred Savage
A Junkie Named Marc
Eric Szmanda
NYU Film Student
Kavan Reece
Handsome Dunce
Theresa Wayman
Food Service Girl
Paul Williams
Duty Doctor
Skyler Stone
Quinlivan
Quincy Evans
Dicky
Lucille M. Oliver
Young Nurse
Anderson Goncalves
Bertrand
Drew Wood
Jim from Dartmouth
Curtis Andersen
Guy Rolling Keg (as Curtis Anderson)
Chasen Hampton
Townie
Malcolm Galt
Hacky Sack Guy
Noelle Evans
Crack Whore
Michael Ralph
Guest
Cheyenne Wilbur
Maitre D'
Ron Jeremy
At the Player Piano (as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)
Holly Hollywood
Undressed to Get Screwed
Amber Smith
Undressed to Get Screwed
Alaina
Undressed to Get Screwed
Trisha Uptown
Undressed to Get Screwed
Hayley Keenan
Claudia
Ninni Fires
in London
Emily Kennedy
In London
Zanna Lyberg
in London
Melvyn
in London
Maya Albina Morella
in London
Shirell Orsler
in London
Kate Verity Wilson
in London
Angharad Wood
In London
Jasmyn Androna
in Amsterdam
J. Bahle
in Amsterdam
Jan Carlos Byl
in Amsterdam
Jeff Espanol
In Amsterdam
Emilie Milders
in Amsterdam
Julie Milders
in Amsterdam
Katja Schuurman
In Amsterdam (as K. Schurman)
Briony Shackell
In Amsterdam (as Bryony Shackell)
Mascha De Wajer
in Amsterdam
Jim Zalm
in Amsterdam
Eva Alter
in Paris
Kristina Kumlin
In Paris
Corina Marinescu
In Paris
Honor Fitzgerald
in Dublin
Melanie Hoar
in Dublin
Pappy Lloyd
in Dublin
Cha Cha Singh
in Dublin
Jennifer Maitland
in Barcelona
Charly Sessner
in Barcelona
Jennifer Shea
in Barcelona
Audrey Pawl
in Barcelona
Wayne Perry
in Cadaques
Angela Antonini
in Venice and Florence
Piero Antonini
in Venice and Florence
Sarah Schmidt
in Venice and Florence
Valentina Anastasio
in Rome
Francesca Cogodoa
in Rome
James Paci
in Rome
Charlie Babcock
Party Guy (uncredited)
Candice Bryant
Girl at Keg (uncredited)
Giovanni Capitello
College Student (uncredited)
C. Robert Cargill
Bus Station Townie (uncredited)
Cory Elgin
Student (uncredited)
Cris Gurtman
Waitress (uncredited)
Jesse Heiman
Lucky Party Goer (uncredited)
Tara Kleinpeter
Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Alexis Krause
Student (uncredited)
Matthew Lang
Getch (uncredited)
Paul Oakenfold
Himself (uncredited)
Stevo Polyi
Bong-Boy (uncredited)
Tommy Ritter
The Keg Guy (uncredited)
Adam Robitel
Dumb Guy From LA (uncredited)
Saskia Slaaf
Dutch Model (uncredited)
Aurora Snow
Masked Naked Girl at Party (uncredited)
Brian Villarante
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Rowland Wafford
Man with Bong on Rupert's Couch (uncredited)
Keren Woodward
Herself (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
When Sean punches Lara in the face outside of her dorm room, the close up shot of her, cross-eyed with a bloody nose fainting backwards, is the same shot used in Roger Avary's film Killing Zoe (1993), when the character Zoe is punched in the face.
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Credits are rolled backwards.
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The song which Sean sings that "segues into Counting Crows" is "Anna Begins", from the 1993 album "August And Everything After".
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Goofs
At the end of the world party when Sean puts the whiskey bottle on the end table it has the cap on, even though he had just been drinking from it.
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When Paul leaves his dorm room to take Harry to the hospital he leaves his leather jacket on his door. Upon reaching the hospital he has the jacket on.
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Although the location for the film is a fictional northeast college called Camden, there are two palm trees that can be seen in the parking lot of the hospital scene.
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Quotes
Rupert: Unless he's got a crack pipe stuck to his lips, I gotta assume he's 21 jump street.
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Sean Bateman: A great numb feeling washes over me as I let go of the past and look forward to the future. Pretend to be a vampire. I don't really need to pretend, because it's who I am, an emotional vampire. I've just come to expect it. Vampires are real. That I was born this way. That I feed off of other people's real emotions. Search for this night's prey. Who will it be?
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Paul Denton: What the hell are you doing?
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Faq
Q
What is meant to be said before and after the opening and closing dialogues?
A
The opening dialogue ("...and it's a story that might bore you...") is directly from the novel, but the closing dialogue ("...but in the end, all I could think about was...") differs from the last line in the novel, ("...but still I turn to her, my eyes interested, a serious smle, nodding, my hand squeezing her knee, and she"). It is supposed to add to the feel of randomness and disembodiment that is prevalent in the movie, and even more so in the book.Sharp-eyed viewers have noticed that during the last scene and only a few seconds before the cut, there is a road sign indicating an upcoming intersection. Given the bad weather and Sean's intoxication, it's possible that Sean was in some kind of accident, with the blackout symbolizing his death or being knocked out. However, since the dialogue is the same in the book without indicating a crash, this scenario is unlikely.
Q
Is 'The Rules of Attraction' based on a book?
A
Yes, the movie is based on a book of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis.
Q
Does the move go from spring to winter, or are the events in a more random order?
A
The movie starts in the winter and goes backwards in time to earlier that fall. After the opening credits, the movie is in chronological order.
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Photos from cast
Clifton Collins Jr.
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