PRETTY PERSUASION
2005 | 104 min | USA
Release Date:
June 3, 2005
Directed by:
Marcos Siega
Genre:
Comedy/Drama
Tag:
Evil comes in a school uniform.
One of the "popular girls" decides to put her mean
streak to work in this black comedy. Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) is an
outwardly friendly but inwardly cold and manipulative teenager who attends
an exclusive private school in Beverly Hills when she's not making fun of
her twentysomething stepmother (Jaime King) or listening to her business
mogul father (James Woods) rant about the many people he hates. Kimberly's
best friend is Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois), who doesn't seem to notice that
Kimberly holds a bit of a grudge over the fact Brittany is now dating Troy
(Stark Sands), Kimberly's former boyfriend. When Randa (Adi Schnall), an
exchange student from the Middle East, arrives at school, Kimberly is asked
to show her around, and soon she's giving her the inside scoop on the
school's social hierarchy. Kimberly, Brittney, and Randa, like most of the
girls at school, don't much care for Mr. Anderson (Ron Livingston), a
teacher who doesn't make much of a secret of his lust for the female student
body, though he doesn't do much besides look. Kimberly decides to do
something about Mr. Anderson by fabricating a story that he has had
inappropriate contact with her, Brittany, and Randa, and it doesn't take
long for the matter to become a local scandal, though it does end up
backfiring on Kimberly in time. Pretty Persuasion also featuring supporting
performances from Selma Blair, Jane Krakowski, and Michael Hitchcock.
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Selma
says
"I play Ron Livingston's wife in Pretty Persuasion with Evan Rachel Wood --
so, now that I'm married I guess it's just wife roles."
+ Reviews
Received 45 metascore out of
100 based on 29 reviews @
Metacritic.com
Overall grade
breakdown: A's: 12 30.8%B's: 3 7.7%
LA Weekly
The New York Times
Variety
More @
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DVD Info
Released:
December 13, 2005
Available in DVD Widescreen
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+ Money
talks
Domestic Total
Gross: $305,800
Foreign Total Gross: $154,734
Opening Weekend: $58,570
Widest Release: 24
theaters
Production Budget: N/A
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Box Office Mojo
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