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CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) – Outdoor Screening!

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CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) – Outdoor Screening!

June 2, 2023 : 9:00 pm

“A sleazy nostalgia-fest…watch Cruel Intentions for the wit, for nostalgia, for the fabulous couture, for the beautiful people and the lavish production.” -Ready Steady Cut

The film that made Demi Lovato realize she was queer, Cruel Intentions is late-’90s teensploitation at its most decadently trashy. A profane, wicked, barely believable but also oddly enjoyable teen variation on Dangerous Liaisons, Cruel Intentions is a truly guilty pleasure. Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Machiavellian prep schooler Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) challenges her lothario stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe) to deflower their headmaster’s daughter (Selma Blair) before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession. Writer/director Roger Kumble’s take on this tale of decadence is light on subtlety but takes the proceedings to a giddy limit, and adapts the story with more panache than it probably deserves in a setting so inherently shallow. The young cast is well-appointed, especially Sarah Michelle Gellar, who relishes the opportunity to play a bitch-goddess manipulator. The movie offers more than the standard teenage picture, especially in its flagrant vulgarity, much of which is bitingly funny. A mid-size hit in theaters, the film has the dubious distinction of spawning a television series that was never released and two desperate sequels that unfortunately were.

This screening will be held outdoors!

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SCREENING

In case of inclement weather, this screening will be moved to our indoor theater.

Limited seating is available outside and is first come, first served. It is strongly recommended that you Bring Your Own Chair.

The theater opens one hour prior to showtime.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.