Cruel Intentions 2

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Cruel Intentions 2
DVD cover
Directed by	Roger Kumble
Written by	Roger Kumble
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz
Starring	Robin Dunne Sarah Thompson Keri Lynn Pratt Amy Adams
Cinematography	James R. Bagdonas
Edited by	Bill Johnson J. Benjamin Chulay James Flynn
Music by	P.J. Hanke
Production companies	Original Film Newmarket Films
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Home Video
Release dates	November 9, 2000 (2000-11-09) (Hungary) March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cruel Intentions 2 (also known as Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep or simply as Manchester Prep) is a 2000 American comedy drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble, and starring Robin Dunne, Sarah Thompson, Keri Lynn Pratt, and Amy Adams. It is a prequel to Cruel Intentions (1999) and the second film in the franchise of the same name, and was released direct-to-video on March 13, 2001. Both films are based on Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos.

Originally planned as a television series called Manchester Prep, a re-imagined prequel series to the first film, it was picked up by Fox, but was cancelled before broadcast in September 1999. Due to the cancellation, the two completed episodes were edited together into a film retitled Cruel Intentions 2, and sexual content scenes involving nudity were added for the DVD release. This film is about how Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil met and how they started their reign of terror.^[1][2] The film would be followed by a sequel, Cruel Intentions 3.