The Loved Ones (2009) with Gina Gionfriddo

Lola Stone wants to go to prom with Brent, the school hottie, but he’s already going with his girlfriend Holly.  So Lola does what any jilted high schooler would do:  she and her father kidnap Brent, tie him to a chair, and proceed to torture him in excruciating ways -- all while hiding a long-buried secret concerning the disappearance of several of their towns' residents.



Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 0:00-21:20

Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 21:21-1:03:20

Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:03:21-1:22:56



Director Sean Byrne

Screenplay Sean Byrne

Featuring John Brumpton, Robin McLeavy, Jessica McNamee, Xavier Samuel, Anne Scott-Pendlebury, Victoria Thaine, Richard Wilson



Gina Gionfriddo is a playwright and television writer. She is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her plays, Becky Shaw, and Rapture, Blister, Burn. Her other plays include After Ashley (Obie Award), U.S. Drag (Susan Smith Blackburn Prize) and Can You Forgive Her? She has written for the television dramas “The Alienist,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Cold Case,” “Borgia,” “House of Cards” and three incarnations of “Law & Order.”



Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar.  Music from “The Loved Ones” by Ollie Olsen.



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