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Released 17 years ago.
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The Vicious Kind
"How would you protect someone from their first love?"
2009 1h 32m EN
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 126
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
“How would you protect someone from their first love?”
Cast
Adam Scott
Caleb Sinclaire
Brittany Snow
Emma Gainsborough
Alex Frost
Peter Sinclaire
J.K. Simmons
Donald Sinclaire
Vittorio Brahm
J.T.
Bill Buell
Rocky
Alysia Reiner
Samantha
Kate Krieger
Molly
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lee Toland Krieger
- Writers
- Lee Toland Krieger
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, shot by Bradley Stonesifer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Gino Roy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Adam Scott and Brittany Snow and Alex Frost carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "How would you protect someone from their first love?".
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IMDB entry: tt1183921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lee Toland Krieger directs. Bradley Stonesifer behind the camera. Jeff Cardoni scores. Gino Roy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, shot by Bradley Stonesifer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Gino Roy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Adam Scott and Brittany Snow and Alex Frost carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "How would you protect someone from their first love?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1183921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 22 themes, including "adultery", "virgin", "infidelity", "small town".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bradley Stonesifer
- Original score
- Jeff Cardoni
- Editing
- Gino Roy
- Production design
- Grady Cooley
- Costume design
- Lindy McMichael
- Makeup / hair
- Tera Hardwick
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Lee Toland Krieger
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
- 72
72nd Street Productions
US
- CA
Candleridge Entertainment
Key crew
- CastingRebecca Gushin
- Costume DesignLindy McMichael
- HairstylistTera Hardwick
- Makeup ArtistDavid Kalahiki
- EditorGino Roy
- Art DirectionNadya Gurevich
- Production ManagerMamta Trivedi
- Production DesignGrady Cooley
- HairstylistLisa DelleChiaie
- Makeup ArtistRondi Scott
- ProducerLee Toland Krieger
- Co-ProducerShahrzad 'Sheri' Davani
- Co-ProducerDallas Dickinson
- Line ProducerDallas Dickinson
- Executive ProducerChristopher Finefrock
- Executive ProducerJeff Gross
- ProducerTim Harms
- Executive ProducerRyan Horton
- Executive ProducerNeil LaBute
- ProducerLindsay Lanzillotta
- Executive ProducerAndy Rudenstein
- Co-ProducerMamta Trivedi
- Music SupervisorWende Crowley
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adultery
- virgin
- infidelity
- small town
- naivety
- prostitute
- sibling relationship
- love triangle
- cheating
- parent child relationship
- self-destruction
- orgasm
- marriage
- dark comedy
- insomnia
- dysfunctional family
- loss of virginity
- family relationships
- love
- unfaithfulness
- betrayal
- masturbation
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2009-01-17· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2009-12-11R· Los Angeles
- Theatrical (limited)2010-02-12R· New York City
Also known as
International titles
- O peirasmos tou pathousGR
