Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Director:
Marcos Siega
Tagline:
« Evil comes in a school uniform. »
Actors:
Kimberly Joyce
Morgan
Rick
Randa
Brittany
Rating:
(11’119 votes)
(11’119 votes)
Quotes:
« Kimberly Joyce: I have respect for all races, but I'm very glad that I was born white. As a woman, it's the best race to be. Especially if you want to become an actress, like I do.
»
[pause]
« Kimberly Joyce: If I wasn't white, then the next thing I would wanna be is Asian because a lot of men like Asian girls because they think they're docile and subservient and sweet which I don't really think is true because I once met this Asian girl at summer camp one time and she was a real bitch.
»
[pause]
« Kimberly Joyce: If I couldn't be white and I also couldn't be Asian, then my third choice would be African-American because I've always wanted to be a gospel singer and also, black men are more forgiving if your butt gets big. Except I'd definitely want light skin and Caucasian features like… Vanessa Williams or Halle Berry. And finally, you know, no offense or anything Randa, but my very last choice would be Arab. I mean, truth be told you're not in a very enviable position. There's a lot of resentment in this country toward the Middle East and there's a lot of stereotypes floating around which I don't think are true because in the short amount of time I've known you, you haven't tried to bomb anybody and you currently smell okay to me.
»
[from trailer]
« Kimberly Joyce: It's like the world is this orchestra and I'm the conductor.
»
« Kimberly Joyce: So, Brittany, this is Randa. Randa's from the Middle East, but she's really sweet. She doesn't say much, though.
»
« Brittany Wells: Hi! I know all about the immigrant experience, how hard it can be – I'm Canadian.
»
Trailer:
Pretty Persuasion
Runtime:110 minutes
Plots:
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Manipulative high school sophomore Kimberly Joyce leads her friends Brittany Wells and Randa Azzouni in bringing charges of sexual assault against Percy Anderson, their English and drama teacher at an exclusive private school in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, local reporter Emily Klein, originally assigned to do an insignificant piece on the school, hopes that the scandal will launch her into celebrity in the television news business, while Kimberly’s bigoted father, Hank, is concerned primarily with the effect that his daughter’s accusations may have on his business.
In Beverly Hills, the fifteen years old evil manipulative aspirant actress Kimberly Joyce convinces her friends Randa and Brittany to falsely accuse their Literature and Arts teacher of sexual harassment. She manipulates also the lesbian journalist Emily Klein, who is covering the case, to support their cause in the trial, which leads the group to a tragic and surprising conclusion.

