The Rules of Attraction
A bored college virgin pursues genuine connection amid a decadent campus of drug dealers and bisexual intrigue, where reckless desire and tangled loyalties threaten to destroy them all.
“We all run on instinct”
Synopsis
The affluent and privileged students of Camden College provide the setting for an unconventional love triangle involving a drug dealer, a virgin, and a bisexual classmate.
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A crew of 51+ credited
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Edited by Sharon RutterShot by Robert BrinkmannScored by TomandandyDesigned by Sharon Seymour
Box Office
2002 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$11.8M
US & Canada: $6.5M — 55% of worldwide · International: $5.3M (45%)
Opening weekend: $2.5M — 39% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $352K — 5% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,437 theaters
Also known as
- Die Regeln des Spielsde
- Die Regeln des Spiels - Rules of Attractionde
- Les Lois de l'attractionfr
- Le regole dell'attrazioneit
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Cast & Crew
51 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
31Faye Dunaway
as Mrs. Denton
Swoosie Kurtz
as Mrs. Jared
Colin Bain
as Donald
Eric Szmanda
as NYU Film Student
Chase Hampton
as Townie
Curtis Andersen
as Guy Rolling Keg
Quincy Evans
as Dicky
Skyler Stone
as Quinlivan
Kavan Reece
as Handsome Dunce
Theresa Wayman
as Food Service Girl
Michael Ralph
as Guest
Noelle Evans
as Crack Whore
Fred Savage
as A Junkie Named Marc
Eric Stoltz
as Mr. Lawson
Anderson Goncalves
as Bertrand
Lucille M Oliver
as Young Nurse
Paul Williams
as Duty Doctor
Drew Wood
as Jim from Dartmouth
Malcolm Galt
as Hacky Sack Guy
Cheyenne Wilbur
as Maitre D'
Ron Jeremy
as At the Player Piano
Holly Hollywood
as Undressed to Get Screwed
Amber Smith
as Undressed to Get Screwed
Alaina
as Undressed to Get Screwed
Trisha Uptown
as Undressed to Get Screwed
Hayley Keenan
as Claudia
Jesse Heiman
as Lucky Party Goer (uncredited)
Aurora Snow
as Masked Naked Girl at Party (uncredited)
Keren Woodward
as Self (uncredited)
C Robert Cargill
as Bus Station Townie (uncredited)
Adam Robitel
as Dumb Guy from LA (uncredited)
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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