Rivals (2000) ( The Stalking of Laurie Show ) ( Town Bitch )

Rivals (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Stalking of Laurie Show
Alternate Title: Town Bitch
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Norma Bailey

Written By:
Jennifer Salt

Actors:
Courtney Hawkrigg ..... Paula
Dominic Zamprogna ..... Andrew
Don Dickinson ..... Pete Webster
Jeff Berg ..... Danny Gardner
Jennifer Finnigan ..... Laurie Show
Jessica Greco ..... Samantha Gardner
Joanne Vannicola ..... Tabitha
Karyn Dwyer ..... Jennifer
Marnette Patterson ..... Michelle Lambert
Mary-Margaret Humes ..... Hazel Show
Michael Facciolo ..... Kenny
Polly Shannon ..... Christine
Rel Hunt ..... Butch Yunkin
Richard Fitzpatrick ..... Uncle Jake
Sandra Caldwell ..... Mary Rudolph

Synopsis:

Laurie (Jennifer Finnigan, The Bold and the Beautiful) moves with her mother Hazel (Mary-Margaret Humes, Dawson's Creek) to a small town in Pennsylvania. Despite being shy and innocent, Laurie soon realises that Lawrence 'Butch' Yunkin (Rel Hunt, Heartbreak High), one of the most popular boys at her new school, finds her attractive. While Butch's girlfriend, Michelle (Marnette Patterson, Charmed) appears to befriend Laurie, in secret she is insanely jealous of the obvious attraction between Laurie and Butch. At a party, events take an ugly turn: responding violently to Laurie's advances, Butch rapes her. Walking in on the attack, Michelle misreads the situation and accuses Laurie of being a seducer. Michelle and her friend Tabitha (Joanne Vannicola, Love and Human Remains) proceed to ruin Laurie's reputation, branding her a slut and relentlessly harassing her until events bloodily explode on that dark December night.

Most girls would be thrilled to discover the most popular boy in school is attracted to them, but it leads to danger for one teenager in this thriller. Laurie Show (Jennifer Finnigan) is a teenager who moves with her mother Hazel (Mary-Margaret Humes) to a small town in Pennsylvania after her parents split up. Laurie finds it easy to make friends with her new classmates, but while covering the junior prom for the school's yearbook, Laurie discovers that Butch Yunkin (Rel Hunt), a popular boy who has been elected prom king, is especially fond of her. However, this seems to bring out mixed feelings in Michelle Lambert (Marnette Patterson), Butch's girlfriend, who is quite proud of her status as half of the school's most popular couple; Michelle seems to go out of her way to make friends with Laurie, but she occasionally betrays her jealousy over the fact Butch is attracted to Laurie. One night at a party, Butch begins flirting with Laurie, but after he kisses her, she actively protests his further advances; he responds by raping her. Michelle walks in as Butch is attacking Laurie, and immediately blames Laurie for seducing Butch. Michelle's version of the story soon sweeps though the school, and Laurie is widely considered a tramp who has tried to steal Butch away from the girl who loves him. Laurie's reputation is ruined, but this is hardly enough for Michelle, whose twisted obsession with destroying Laurie soon escalates into violence.

Popular Michelle meets shy Laurie. Laurie becomes popular herself as a result of her friendship with Michelle. One night, Michelle's boyfriend Butch rapes Laurie in a barn. Michelle finds them and wages a campaign against Laurie, starting with phone calls and forwarding to violence with tragic results as Laurie lives in fear that Michelle will kill her.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 04 December, 2009.

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