Cruel Intentions 3 is an
American teen drama film, directed by
Scott Ziehl and released
direct-to-video in
2004. Despite its name, the movie has almost no relation to the previous films in the series, except for the shared themes and the lead character in this film,
Cassidy Merteuil, who is a cousin of one the characters from the
first movie,
Kathryn Merteuil.
Plot summary
This film once again portrays seduction and betrayal among the teenaged idle rich. Cassidy Merteuil (
Kristina Anapau) is a beautiful, yet conniving and manipulative, student at an exclusive
Santa Barbara college. Jason Argyle (
Kerr Smith) and Patrick Bates (
Nathan Wetherington) are roommates at the same school. After executing a devious plan to bed Cassidy, the latter encourages the two boys to compete against each other.