Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
Acting
Nikki Reed's dead-eyed scheming outclasses the material.
Writing
Twisty third-act backstab almost justifies the sleaze. Almost.
Director
Nick Guthe
Alec Baldwin
Martin Tennan
Nikki Reed
Minerva 'Mini' Droggs
Jeff Goldblum
Mike Rudell
Luke Wilson
Det. Dwight Garson
Joe Egender
Jimmy
Carrie-Anne Moss
Diane Droggs Tennan
Svetlana Metkina
Jelena
David Shatraw
Husband #1
Sprague Grayden
Kayla
Rick Fox
Fabrizio
Michael Laskin
Irv Flachsman
Orlando Seale
Carlos
Jean St. James
Helga Hauptführer
Artie Baxter
Troy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nikki Reed was 17 during filming; her mother had to be present for the sex scenes. Hollywood, baby.
Released the same year as 'Thirteen'—Reed's breakout about toxic teen girls—making 2006 her unofficial 'dangerous Lolita' era.
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