Cruel Intentions -1999- Jun 2026

It was not a movie about fitting in. It was a movie about domination.

Sebastian leans forward. “And if I win?” cruel intentions -1999-

The use of over the opening credits, as Sebastian and Kathryn ride through Central Park in a red Jaguar, is a statement of intent. The song’s looping string section—a sample of a Rolling Stones B-side—mirrors the film’s theme: nothing is original; everything is borrowed; we are trapped in a cycle of cruelty. It was not a movie about fitting in

Sebastian begins his campaign. He does not flirt. He listens. He finds Annette in the library, where she is tutoring a struggling freshman. He sits down and asks for help with Voltaire. She is suspicious at first, but his act is flawless: humble, curious, wounded. He confesses that his reputation is a mask—his father abandoned him, his mother remarries every two years, and he has never known real intimacy. “And if I win

“No,” she replies. “You don’t.”