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 (your favorite psycho and mine).
Sean's a drug dealer, owes a lot of money to "fellow"
dealer Rupert Guest (Clifton Collins, Jr.), pictured here,
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 with realistic satire.
Released: 28 March 2003
Distributer: Icon
Running Time: 110 mins
Cert: TBC
