Ryan Phillippe Says He Thought His Parents Would ‘Disown’ Him After ‘Cruel Intentions’ Role
Ryan Phillippe revealed he was worried about how his parents would react after seeing him in Cruel Intentions.The Big Sky actor, 46, recalled during the Tuesday, November 17, episode of Barstool Sports “KFC Radio” podcast what it was like working on the 1999 film in which he portrayed manipulative Sebastian Valmont. In the movie, his character bets his stepsister, Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar), that he can “deflower” the new headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), before school starts.Phillippe knew that premise would not sit well with his religious family.“I thought my parents were going to disown me,” he explained, noting that he was 23 years old when they shot the movie.