| The In Crowd | |
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| Directed by | Mary Lambert |
| Produced by | Michael I. Rachmil Jonathan A. Zimbert James G. Robinson |
| Written by | Mark Gibson Philip Halprin |
| Starring | Susan Ward Lori Heuring Matthew Settle Nathan Bexton Kim Murphy Ethan Erickson |
| Music by | Jeff Rona |
| Cinematography | Tom Priestley Jr. |
| Editing by | Pasquale Buba |
| Studio | Morgan Creek Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 19, 2000 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| Box office | $5,217,498 |
The In Crowd is a 2000 teen thriller directed by Mary Lambert. It stars Susan Ward and Lori Heuring.
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When Adrien is released from an asylum, her former doctor, Henry Thompson immediately tries to get her back on her feet by getting her a job at a country club on the East Coast, where she is introduced to the lifestyle of the snooty, rich "beautiful people". Brittany, a young woman who lives in the area, befriends Adrien and takes her under her wing, accepting her as part of a clique of wealthy teenagers. Adrien soon begins to discover how twisted Brittany actually is when Matt Curtis, an object of Brittany's affection begins to show an interest in Adrien. Brittany sets out to get rid of Adrien, by stealing her file from Henry's office and discovers Adrien's past. Adrien's revelation of Brittany is much more disturbing, when she discovers that Brittany's older sister used to be "queen bee" of this circle of friends. Brittany is furious that her best friend Kelly deceived her when she overhears her explaining the situation of her missing sister to Adrien. To keep her secret under wraps, she kills Kelly and later kills Henry, pinning the blame on Adrien and she is sent back to the asylum, but with the help of Bobby, she manages to escape. Adrien heads back to the country club, where everyone is attend an end-of-summer party, and begins to torment Brittany, knowing now that she has killed her sister. Brittany heads to the woods and unearths the body of her sister, just to prove that she is, in fact dead. Adrien confronts her, and is attacked by Brittany and just before she tries to murder her, everyone gathers outside to witness that Brittany is insane and that she killed her sister. Adrien moves on and leaves the country club, and it is Brittany who ends up in the asylum.
The In Crowd met with almost uniformly negative reviews. Critics noted the movie was predictable, with some even calling the suspenseful scenes, "unintentionally funny.[1] Despite the movie's moderate $15,000,000 budget, it did make a profit.[2] The film currently holds only a rating of just 2% at Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
Initally, the film was rated R, but a sexual scene between Brittany and Henry Thompson was trimmed for the film to reveive a PG-13 rating. In the original R-rated version, Brittanny began to remove her dress where her breasts where revealed and then her dress was taken down to as low as her thighs. In the PG-13 version, the seen was not extended beyond the exposure of Britanny's breasts. A kiss between Brittany and Kelly was also trimmed for the film to receive the PG-13 rating.[4]
In the United States, Warner Home Video released the PG-13 version The In Crowd in VHS format on 28 November, 2000. On 1 June, 2004, it was released on DVD, in a snap case cover, like many other Morgan Creek DVD releases. In the UK, the film received a VHS release on 22 April, 2002. Although it is rated 12 in the UK, which is usually the equivalent of a PG-13 in the the United States, it is, in fact the R-rated version, containing the full sexual scene between Brittany and Henry and the kiss between Brittany and Kelly. The DVD was released in the UK on 18 September, 2002.
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