The In Crowd (film)
Encyclopedia
The In Crowd is a 2000 teen thriller directed by Mary Lambert. It stars Susan Ward
and Lori Heuring
.
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A kiss between Brittany and Kelly was also trimmed for the film to receive the PG-13 rating.
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.
Susan Ward
Susan Ward is an American actress and model.-Early life and career:Ward was born in Monroe, Louisiana. She attended a private, Christian elementary school , in Monroe, LA. She briefly attended Northeast Louisiana University...
and Lori Heuring
Lori Heuring
Lori Ann Heuring is an American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her roles in The Locket and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive .-Early life:...
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Synopsis
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 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 a wealthy teenagers and herself. 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 was not as popular as she is now, and her older sister was "queen bee" of this inner 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.Cast
- Susan WardSusan WardSusan Ward is an American actress and model.-Early life and career:Ward was born in Monroe, Louisiana. She attended a private, Christian elementary school , in Monroe, LA. She briefly attended Northeast Louisiana University...
... Brittany - Lori HeuringLori HeuringLori Ann Heuring is an American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her roles in The Locket and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive .-Early life:...
... Adrien - Matthew SettleMatthew SettleJeffrey Matthew Settle is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl.-Career:...
... Matt - Nathan Bexton ... Bobby
- Tess HarperTess HarperTess Harper is an American actress.-Early life:Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read...
... Dr. Amanda Giles - Laurie Fortier ... Kelly
- Kim MurphyKim MurphyKim Murphy is an American actress known for her roles in such movies as Houseguest and Burning Annie and her roles in the television series Level 9 and 24.-Biography:...
... Joanne - Jay R. FergusonJay R. FergusonJay Rowland Ferguson Jr. is an American actor.His notable roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, and a starring role as Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, which was originally conceived as a mini-series and then expanded to a run of 15...
... Andy - A.J. Buckley... Wayne
- Katharine TowneKatharine TowneKatharine Payne Towne is an American actress.Towne was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of actress Julie Payne and Robert Towne, an Oscar-winning screenwriter, director, and actor....
... Morgan - Charlie FinnCharlie FinnCharlie Finn is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:Finn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but raised in Lake Bluff, Illinois where he attended Lake Forest High School....
... Greg - Ethan EricksonEthan Erickson-Career:Born Ethan Skip Erickson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Erickson once played the recurring role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as jock Percy West, that actress Alyson Hannigan's character Willow Rosenberg tutors. He appeared in both season 3 and season 4 as the same character...
... Tom - Erinn BartlettErinn BartlettErinn Anne Bartlett is an American actress who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Bartlett was born near Longmeadow, Massachusetts and first competed in the Miss Massachusetts Teen USA title in 1989, when she placed first runner-up...
... Sheila - Peter MackenziePeter MackenziePeter MacKenzie is an American actor. His first major role was on Herman's Head. He is a character actor. He also played "Mr. Firestein" in the season 3 episode of The Drew Carey Show titled "The Sex Drug", as Mimi Bobeck's counsel in her sex harassment case against Nigel Wick, and co-starred in...
... Bob Mead - Daniel Hugh KellyDaniel Hugh KellyDaniel Hugh Kelly is an American stage, film and television actor. He may be best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick from 1983-1986 for which he also wrote and directed...
... Dr. Henry Thompson
Critical reception
The In Crowd met with almost uniformly negative reviews. Critics noted the movie was predictable, with some even calling the suspenseful scenes, "unintentionally funny. Despite the movie's moderate $15,000,000 budget, it did make a profit. The film currently holds only a rating of just 2% at Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
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Editing
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.
Release
In the United States, Warner Home VideoWarner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
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
Snap case
A snap case is a type of optical disc packaging. It consists of a paperboard flap which is held closed by a narrow plastic strip which has a "snap" closure. The strip is part of a single piece of plastic which forms the disc tray, and protective edges at the top and bottom...
cover, like many other Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek Productions
Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The King and I, The Crush, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and others. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G...
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.