Cruel Intentions is a 1999 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by Choderlos De Laclos and Roger Kumble. The movie is directed by Roger Kumble and produced by Neal H. Moritz under the banner of Original Film in collaboration with Newmarket Capital Group. Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term. Cruel intentions stars Sarah Michelle Gellar in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson and Eric Mabius. The screenplay is written by Roger Kumble which is inspired from Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The music was composed by Edward Shearmur. Cinematography was done by Theo van de Sande and editing by Ryan Mikel and Jeff Freeman. The film has a running time of 97 minutes. It was released on 27th May 1999 in English and French languages. The Film was successful at box office. Cruel Intentions was made on a budget of $10 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $76 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia Pictures.