Bully (2001 film)

This article is about the 2001 film. For the 2011 documentary of the same name, see Bully (2011 film).

Bully
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLarry Clark
Screenplay byZachary Long
Roger Pullis
Based onBully
by Jim Schutze
Produced byDon Murphy
Chris Hanley
Fernando Sulichin
StarringBrad Renfro
Bijou Phillips
Rachel Miner
Michael Pitt
Kelli Garner
Daniel Franzese
Nick Stahl
Leo Fitzpatrick
CinematographySteve Gainer
Edited byAndrew Hafitz
Music byJoe Poledouris
Jerome Dillon
Production
companies
Blacklist Films
Gravity Entertainment
Muse Productions
StudioCanal
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release dates
  • June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) (Method Fest)
  • July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) (United States)
  • December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12) (France)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.1 million[3]
Box office$1.4 million[3]

Bully is a 2001 crime drama[4] film directed by Larry Clark, and starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick, Daniel Franzese, Kelli Garner, and Nick Stahl. Its plot follows a group of teenagers in South Florida who enact a murder plot against their mutual bully who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

The film is based on the murder of Bobby Kent, and its screenplay was adapted by David McKenna (under the pseudonym Zachary Long) and Roger Pullis from the book Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze. Filming took place in southern Florida in the summer of 2000.

Bully was given a limited release in the United States on July 13, 2001, and met with mixed critical responses, though many critics noted the film's disturbing handling of youth crime and murder.

  1. ^ "Bully". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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  3. ^ a b "Bully (2001) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bully". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 29, 2023.