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James Van Der
Beek stars in the film adaptation of the critically acclaimed
Brett Easton Ellis novel Rules Of Attraction.
Fans used to his romantically passive role in Dawsons Creek
are in for a shock as he plays drug dealer and womanizer Sean
Bateman.
It's the mid-1980's at Camden College, your
typical New England campus. Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek)
is the younger brother of psychotic Wall Street broker Patrick
Bateman.
Sean's a drug dealer, owes a lot of money
to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest (Clifton Collins,
Jr.), and sleeps with nearly half the female population on
campus.
Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon) is technically
a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend,
Victor Johnson (Kip Pardue), who's left the states to backpack
across Europe. Her promiscuous roommate, Lara (Jessica Biel),
has the hots for Victor as well.
Paul Denton (Ian Somerhalder) is bisexual.
He used to love Mitchell Allen (Thomas Ian Nicholas) before
Mitchell dumped him for Candice (Clare Kramer). Sean loves
Lauren. Paul loves Sean and used to date Lauren. Lauren loves
both Sean and Victor.
Directed by Roger Avary (Killing Zoe, Mr.
Stitch), the film cleverly depicts all the hilarious and dangerous
hedonistic tendencies on a 1980's college campus.
www.rulesofattraction.com
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