The Rules of Attraction

Roger Avary

Bret Easton Ellis
Roger Avary

[Cast Group]
Actor: James Van Der Beek | Character: Sean Bateman
Actor: Shannyn Sossamon | Character: Lauren Hynde
Actor: Jessica Biel | Character: Lara
Actor: Kip Pardue | Character: Victor
Actor: Kate Bosworth | Character: Kelly
Actor: Ian Somerhalder | Character: Paul Denton
Actor: Joel Michaely | Character: Raymond
Actor: Jay Baruchel | Character: Harry
Actor: Thomas Ian Nicholas | Character: Mitchell
Actor: Clifton Collins Jr. | Character: Rupert
Actor: Clare Kramer | Character: Candice
Actor: Faye Dunaway | Character: Mrs. Denton
Actor: Swoosie Kurtz | Character: Mrs. Jared
Actor: Russell Sams | Character: Richard
Actor: Colin Bain | Character: Donald
Actor: Eric Stoltz | Character: Mr. Lawson
Actor: Fred Savage | Character: A Junkie Named Marc
Actor: Eric Szmanda | Character: NYU Film Student
Actor: Kavan Reece | Character: Handsome Dunce
Actor: Theresa Wayman | Character: Food Service Girl
Actor: Paul Williams | Character: Duty Doctor
Actor: Skyler Stone | Character: Quinlivan
Actor: Quincy Evans | Character: Dicky
Actor: Lucille M. Oliver | Character: Young Nurse
Actor: Anderson Goncalves | Character: Bertrand
Actor: Drew Wood | Character: Jim from Dartmouth
Actor: Curtis Andersen | Character: Guy Rolling Keg
Actor: Chasen Hampton | Character: Townie
Actor: Malcolm Galt | Character: Hacky Sack Guy
Actor: Noelle Evans | Character: Crack Whore
Actor: Michael Ralph | Character: Guest
Actor: Cheyenne Wilbur | Character: Maitre D'
Actor: Ron Jeremy | Character: At the Player Piano
Actor: Holly Hollywood | Character: Undressed to Get Screwed
Actor: Amber Smith | Character: Undressed to Get Screwed
Actor: Alaina | Character: Undressed to Get Screwed
Actor: Trisha Uptown | Character: Undressed to Get Screwed
Actor: Hayley Keenan | Character: Claudia
Actor: Ninni Fires | Character: in London
Actor: Emily Kennedy | Character: In London
Actor: Zanna Lyberg | Character: in London
Actor: Melvyn | Character: in London
Actor: Maya Albina Morella | Character: in London
Actor: Shirell Orsler | Character: in London
Actor: Kate Verity Wilson | Character: in London
Actor: Angharad Wood | Character: In London
Actor: Jasmyn Androna | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: J. Bahle | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Jan Carlos Byl | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Jeff Espanol | Character: In Amsterdam
Actor: Emilie Milders | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Julie Milders | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Katja Schuurman | Character: In Amsterdam
Actor: Briony Shackell | Character: In Amsterdam
Actor: Mascha De Wajer | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Jim Zalm | Character: in Amsterdam
Actor: Eva Alter | Character: in Paris
Actor: Kristina Kumlin | Character: In Paris
Actor: Corina Marinescu | Character: In Paris
Actor: Honor Fitzgerald | Character: in Dublin
Actor: Melanie Hoar | Character: in Dublin
Actor: Pappy Lloyd | Character: in Dublin
Actor: Cha Cha Singh | Character: in Dublin
Actor: Jennifer Maitland | Character: in Barcelona
Actor: Charly Sessner | Character: in Barcelona
Actor: Jennifer Shea | Character: in Barcelona
Actor: Audrey Pawl | Character: in Barcelona
Actor: Wayne Perry | Character: in Cadaques
Actor: Angela Antonini | Character: in Venice and Florence
Actor: Piero Antonini | Character: in Venice and Florence
Actor: Sarah Schmidt | Character: in Venice and Florence
Actor: Valentina Anastasio | Character: in Rome
Actor: Francesca Cogodoa | Character: in Rome
Actor: James Paci | Character: in Rome
Actor: Saskia Slaaf | Character: In Paris
Actor: Charlie Babcock | Character: Party Guy
Actor: Candice Bryant | Character: Girl at Keg
Actor: Giovanni Capitello | Character: College Student
Actor: C. Robert Cargill | Character: Bus Station Townie
Actor: Cory Elgin | Character: Student
Actor: Cris Gurtman | Character: Waitress
Actor: Jesse Heiman | Character: Lucky Party Goer
Actor: Tara Kleinpeter | Character: Sorority Girl
Actor: Alexis Krause | Character: Student
Actor: Matthew Lang | Character: Getch
Actor: Paul Oakenfold | Character: Self
Actor: Stevo Polyi | Character: Bong-Boy
Actor: Tommy Ritter | Character: The Keg Guy
Actor: Adam Robitel | Character: Dumb Guy From LA
Actor: Aurora Snow | Character: Masked Naked Girl at Party
Actor: Brian Villarante | Character: Diner Patron
Actor: Rowland Wafford | Character: Man with Bong on Rupert's Couch
Actor: Bryan C. Watkins | Character: College Student
Actor: Keren Woodward | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Roger Avary | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Bret Easton Ellis | Role: Writer
Name: Roger Avary | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Roger Avary | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Butan | Role: Producer
Name: James Deutch | Role: Producer
Name: Samuel Hadida | Role: Producer
Name: Marsha Oglesby | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Ortenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Paseornek | Role: Producer
Name: Jeremiah Samuels | Role: Producer
Name: Greg Shapiro | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: tomandandy | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Robert Brinkmann | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sharon Rutter | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Rick Montgomery | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Sharon Seymour | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Christopher Tandon | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Teresa Visinare | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Louise Frogley | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Trish Almeida | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sharisse Fine | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Amy Harmon | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Greg Nicotero | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carol Strong | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jake Garber | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Silvia Leczel | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Michael P. Flannigan | Role: Production Manager
Name: Curtis A. Miller | Role: Production Manager
Name: Carl Pedregal | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jeremiah Samuels | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: William Paul Clark | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dawn Massaro | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Harry Ralston | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mollie Stallman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Nelson Bush | Role: Art Department
Name: Marc Martin Del Campo | Role: Art Department
Name: Rick Heyer | Role: Art Department
Name: Teresa Holmes | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Lucas | Role: Art Department
Name: Cynthia Martinez | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael O'Donnell | Role: Art Department
Name: Joy Taylor | Role: Art Department
Name: John Michael Tillotson | Role: Art Department
Name: Greg Wilkinson | Role: Art Department
Name: Christina Ann Wilson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Brian Basham | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Boland | Role: Sound Department
Name: Felipe Borrero | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lance Brown | Role: Sound Department
Name: J. Aloysius Flanagan III | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nerses Gezalyan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Kamper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Lipe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam McDaniel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Glenn T. Morgan | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Moriana | Role: Sound Department
Name: Unsun Song | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aaron Wilcox | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeffrey Wilhoit | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Zimmerman | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Ron Bolanowski | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael Duenas | Role: Special Effects
Name: Garth Majors | Role: Special Effects
Name: Harry Smith | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mario Vanillo | Role: Special Effects
Name: Leonel Zapien | Role: Special Effects
Name: Chiz Hasegawa | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Danny Albano | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gretchen Avary | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Victor DiMichina | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tyler Foell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kevin Kipper | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John R. McConnell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ray McIntyre Jr. | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brad Moylan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Patrick Murphy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Reid Paul | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alfredo Ramirez | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Keith Adams | Role: Stunts
Name: Richard Burden | Role: Stunts
Name: Danny Downey | Role: Stunts
Name: Michael Gaines | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Nielsen | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Lynn Alston | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael D. Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Bode | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Douglas Busby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cynthia Bystrak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacqui Compton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harris Done | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Erik Folsom | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Galloway | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William H. Hobson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Hoffer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Irwin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Jayes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith A. Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryotaro Kinno | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Lamb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Leach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Lembcke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Victor Major | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Price | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dee Austin Robertson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pablo Santiago-Brandwein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Scott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Sprague | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Vandermillen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niel Williams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: James Taveras | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Jill Korengold | Role: Costume Department
Name: Riki Lin Sabusawa | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lily Scott | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lizz Wolf | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Roger Avary | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Frank Moshier | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Timothy Serda | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael J. Kelly | Role: Location Management
Name: David Thornsberry | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Roger Avary | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim Boland | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Bulman | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Grush | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Hajdu | Role: Music Department
Name: Taylor Haskins | Role: Music Department
Name: Joel C. High | Role: Music Department
Name: Lorelle Holway | Role: Music Department
Name: Ed Ma | Role: Music Department
Name: Leandro Maciel | Role: Music Department
Name: Jason Menkes | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Meredith | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Milburn | Role: Music Department
Name: Dan Rabinovich | Role: Music Department
Name: George Ramirez | Role: Music Department
Name: Tiffany Ryan | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Scheps | Role: Music Department
Name: Evan Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Adam Steiglitz | Role: Music Department
Name: Debbie Tassone | Role: Music Department
Name: Colette Thompson | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephanie Lynn Urcheck | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Williams | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Emily Aaronson | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicholas David Brandt | Role: Production Department
Name: Caroline Dunlop | Role: Production Department
Name: Tau Flagg | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher K. Grap | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthew Hirsch | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Judd | Role: Production Department
Name: Jonathan Keogh | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeff Lane | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy Lloyd | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel MacArthur | Role: Production Department
Name: Robert Mazaraki | Role: Production Department
Name: Itay Mevorakh | Role: Production Department
Name: Ryan Miningham | Role: Production Department
Name: Lee Robertson | Role: Production Department
Name: Jenna Kaye Thornsberry | Role: Production Department
Name: Scott Tuft | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Scott Peterson | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Joe Devane | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bruce Hauer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: William Charles Hauer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steve Humphrey | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steven Hunter | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dennis Jorgenson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Danny Routhicaux | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Danny Rowe | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dusty Saunders | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jerry Talamantes | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Fred C. Tepstein | Role: Transportation Department
Name: James E. Vargas | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ted Visser | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Daniel Davis | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ever Avary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gala Avary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cassandra Barbour | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jake Donohoe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Flores Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donald Freeman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maife Gil | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Doris Hellmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosemary Lara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danny Lee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wayne Levin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kelly Lofstrom | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert M. Melnik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Meredith Morton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Pera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victor Petrota | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William A. Petrotta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Udo Pfeiffer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emily Rice | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sol Rivera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Sevier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa G. Shillingburg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Singer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donna Sloan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Stanwick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Starr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angelo Vacco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony Woods | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Bruce Campbell | Role: Thanks
Name: Don Coscarelli | Role: Thanks
Name: Ron Jeremy | Role: Thanks

The Rules of Attraction | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2549678361/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2549678361/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564173112962.mp4?Expires=1788270251&Signature=GlHW23wPJqG5rmX1WtSAGAHkHmYPiJGpVDEM10OqlQsxo2HI8UVerhVl-ZOEBoyFQ-xOWVDECBhT4BSx0Gis0C8vQks24QyHOa4YOEjjgtE9p290sIQZ6G5W9Z19KaM9xlKn5-~yi6Mr1GxwD45aEzSu292WXBgFHuyFKDGwDBKD-zu3ebx6L26RW-aMkY7dLc0lLrXr1wLCLZD17mpjMyfWQGrS2WIcYP~UCooRtE1vjzDndCAriuOUQtg6wQNKJv8VhFFBHRmmy4EP6M98H9JyDR59s0WV0fX7vAcAaA40YMP-2Fo0L57x7XAopCxmCU3vnZ-JRSznz8-UpqfOfg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

United States: October 11, 2002
Spain: October 12, 2002 (Sitges Film Festival)
Norway: October 17, 2002 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Spain: November 15, 2002 (Barcelona)
United Kingdom: November 16, 2002 (BFI London Film Festival)
Sweden: November 16, 2002 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
Norway: November 18, 2002 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Kazakhstan: December 26, 2002
Norway: December 26, 2002
Hong Kong: January 16, 2003
Poland: January 31, 2003
Estonia: February 14, 2003
Canada: February 18, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Australia: February 20, 2003
Romania: February 21, 2003
Denmark: February 28, 2003
France: March 12, 2003
Argentina: March 13, 2003 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 28, 2003
Ireland: March 28, 2003
Iceland: April 8, 2003 (video premiere)
Belgium: April 30, 2003
Germany: May 1, 2003
Sweden: May 9, 2003
New Zealand: May 22, 2003
Finland: May 30, 2003
Lithuania: June 13, 2003
Portugal: July 4, 2003
Hungary: July 10, 2003
Slovenia: July 24, 2003
Mexico: August 22, 2003
Netherlands: September 16, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Brazil: October 11, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Czech Republic: November 13, 2003
Japan: November 15, 2003 (Tokyo)
Turkey: February 13, 2004 (AFM International Independent Film Festival)
Greece: February 27, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Slovakia: March 18, 2004
Italy: March 19, 2004
Taiwan: April 15, 2005
South Korea: October 25, 2007

Nominee | 2003 | GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film - Wide Release | The Rules of Attraction
Winner | 2003 | Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Trailer | Trashiest | The Rules of Attraction
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Most Underrated Movie of the Year | The Rules of Attraction
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Trippiest Movie of the Year | The Rules of Attraction
Winner | 2002 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Favorite Movie Poster of the Year | The Rules of Attraction

Australia: USD 264833
Czech Republic: USD 38961
Germany: USD 88812
Spain: USD 337085
Finland: USD 11074
France: USD 988182
United Kingdom: USD 1312596
Hong Kong: USD 11841
Hungary: USD 31114
Italy: USD 401420
South Korea: USD 13327
Mexico: USD 51925
Norway: USD 117496
New Zealand: USD 56271
Poland: USD 19782
Taiwan: USD 251
Domestic: USD 6532619
Russia - CIS: USD 436440
Period: Nov 15 – 17, 2002 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 21 | Gross to date: USD 6525762 | Interval gross: USD 16685 | Per theater average: USD 794
Period: Nov 8 – 10, 2002 | Rank: 42 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 105 | Gross to date: USD 6466416 | Interval gross: USD 85020 | Per theater average: USD 809
Period: Nov 1 – 3, 2002 | Rank: 32 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 191 | Gross to date: USD 6291560 | Interval gross: USD 198151 | Per theater average: USD 1037
Period: Oct 25 – 27, 2002 | Rank: 26 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 385 | Gross to date: USD 5899806 | Interval gross: USD 304516 | Per theater average: USD 790
Period: Oct 18 – 20, 2002 | Rank: 16 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1430 | Gross to date: USD 4815291 | Interval gross: USD 1188954 | Per theater average: USD 831
Period: Oct 11 – 13, 2002 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1437 | Gross to date: USD 2532410 | Interval gross: USD 2532410 | Per theater average: USD 1762
Period: Oct 11 – 14, 2002 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1437 | Gross to date: USD 2884299 | Interval gross: USD 351889 | Per theater average: USD 244