
The Rules of Attraction(2002)
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.


“a comedy for the romantically challenged”
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

Christina Ricci
Carolyn McDuffy

Hank Harris
Pumpkin Romanoff

Brenda Blethyn
Judy Romanoff

Dominique Swain
Jeanine Kryszinsky

Marisa Coughlan
Julie Thurber

Sam Ball
Kent Woodlands

Harry Lennix
Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)

Nina Foch
Betsy Collander

Caroline Aaron
Claudia Prinsinger

Lisa Banes
Chippy McDuffy
Pumpkin is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of disabled, sorority girl, filipino american, poetry workshop, community college, stepford wife. Directed by Adam Larson Broder, it stars Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn. Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.
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