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Sarah Michelle Gellar shared a post on Instagram dedicated to the anniversary of one of her hit films, Cruel Intentions.
The film came out in 1999 and turns 25 this year. Sarah posted a few promo photos from the classic drama of her and co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe. "Happy 25th #cruelintentions," she captioned the post, "Everybody still loves you, and I intend to keep it that way."
In the comments of the post, fans praised the film and Sarah's portrayal of her character Kathryn.
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She posted promo pics from the film (sarahmgellar /Instagram)"A darkly hilarious, intense classic. And you steal every scene you're in!" one fan wrote. "Thank you for playing Kathryn, this girl changed my life and I'm obsessed w her since I saw the movie for the first time," another said.
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The film is an adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1792 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. According to it's IMDb page, the film is about "two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school [who] make a wager ... to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term."
With a budget of $10.5 million (about £8.2 million), the film brought in $75.9 million (about £60 million) from the box office. It spawned a prequel film in 2001 and a sequel in 2004.
The film is getting a series reboot (Getty Images)In 2015, a jukebox musical of the film premiered Off-Broadway in New York and in Los Angeles. It included various 90s hits like Genie in a Bottle, originally by Christina Aguilera, and I'll Make Love To You, originally by Boys II Men.
That same year, NBC picked up a pilot for a sequel series of the film. The show was set to be about Bash Casey, the son of Sebastian (played by Ryan) and Annette (played by Reese).
Kathryn was also set to be in the show, but production was canceled several months later. Then in April 2023 a reboot series was announced and ordered by Amazon Freevee. It's unclear if the original cast members would make a reappearance in this new series.
Two of the cast members, Ryan and Reese were engaged at the time of filming and the two later married that year. They share two children, Ava Elizabeth, 24, and Deacon Reese, 20.