Mean People Suck is an NYU student film released in 2001.[1] It is directed by Matthew Cole Weiss and stars Dominique Swain as Kate, James Franco as Casey, and Eric Christian Olsen as Nick, with a supporting role by Beverley Mitchell as Kate's sister.

Mean People Suck
Screenshot from Mean People Suck. From left, Eric Christian Olsen, Dominique Swain.
Directed byMatthew Cole Weiss
Screenplay byMatthew Cole Weiss
Produced byAnabel Manchester
Matthew Cole Weiss
StarringDominique Swain
James Franco
Eric Christian Olsen
Beverley Mitchell
CinematographyJonathan Cohen
Edited byBlaine Hope
Music byAdam Podrat
Production
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Mama's Boy Productions
Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)
Release date
  • April 2001 (2001-04)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000

Mean People Suck was available for viewing on Spike.com from 2007 to 2016.

Plot summary

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Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.

Cast

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Release

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Festival screenings

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The film premiered at the First Run Film Festival in April, 2001,[2] It screened at multiple festivals after that, receiving Best Student Film at the Fargo Film Festival on March 2, 2002.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mean People Suck". Spike.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. ^ Release info for Mean People Suck, Retrieved 2012-03-31
  3. ^ Awards for Mean People Suck from IMDb, Retrieved 2012-04-07
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