CRUEL INTENTIONS

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance/ Thriller
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon
DIRECTOR:  Roger Kumble
WRITER:  Choderlos de Laclos, Roger Kumble

PLOT:  Based off of Choderlos de Laclos' novel, Kathryn and Sebastian are step-siblings who make a bet, if Sebastian beds the virginal Annette he wins Kathryn, if not, Kathryn gets his Jaguar.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dangerous Liaisons, Valmont, The Other Boleyn Girl

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THE MAN IN THE MOON

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1991
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon, Emily Warfield, Jason London
DIRECTOR:  Robert Mulligan
WRITER:  Jenny Wingfield

PLOT:  Set in Louisiana 1957 one summer, a young girl and her elder sister fall in love with the same boy.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Dirty Dancing, Steel Magnolias

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LEGALLY BLONDE

GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair
DIRECTOR:  Robert Luketic
WRITER:  Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith

PLOT:  When blond sorority queen Elle Woods is dumped by her jock boy-friend for his want for a more serious girl to boost his image Elle enrolls into law school to win him back.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  First Wives Club, Erin Brockovich, Pleasantville, Miss Congeniality

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WALK THE LINE

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin
DIRECTOR:  James Mangold
WRITER:  Johnny Cash, Gill Dennis, Patrick Carr, James Mangold

PLOT:  A biographical film on the life of Johnny Cash.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dreamgirls, Ray, The Doors

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ELECTION

GENRE:  Dark comedy/ Drama
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Klein
DIRECTOR:  Alexander Payne
WRITER:  Tom Perrotta, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

PLOT:  A middle-aged high-school teacher has one hell of a year as he gets involved in the high-school elections with the goal to thwart a high-school girl's dream to become student president and being caught trying to cheat on his wife.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Rushmore, Pleasantville, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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PLEASANTVILLE

GENRE:  Drama
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
DIRECTOR:  Gary Ross
WRITER:  Gary Ross

PLOT:  Twin siblings, David and Jennifer get sucked into the old t.v. show "Pleasantville" where everything is black & white.  With their accidental arrival and awaiting to get back to reality the two put color into their black & white world as they introduce the characters to thinking for themselves, hate, love and everything in between.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Election, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, American Beauty

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