The Clique (film)
The Clique is a 2008 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Michael Lembeck, based on the young adult novel series of the same name by Canadian author Lisi Harrison. The film was produced through Alloy Entertainment and released through Tyra Banks' company Bankable Productions.[1]
| The Clique | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Lembeck |
| Produced by | Leslie Morgenstein Bob Levy |
| Screenplay by | Liz Tigelaar |
| Based on | The Clique by Lisi Harrison |
| Starring | Elizabeth McLaughlin Ellen Marlow Samantha Boscarino Sophie Anna Everhard Bridgit Mendler |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | Michael Weaver |
| Edited by | David Finfer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Premiere |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Massie (Elizabeth McLaughlin), Dylan (Sophie Anna Everhard), Kristen (Bridgit Mendler) and Alicia (Samantha Boscarino) are the most popular girls at Octavian Country Day, calling themselves the Pretty Committee. However Massie is devastated when the Block family takes in the Lyons family, who have moved from Orlando, Florida with their teenage daughter, Claire (Ellen Marlow). Claire attempts to impress Massie by convincing her mother to buy her designer clothing at the mall, where she bumps into Dylan and the two become acquainted. Meanwhile, Massie meets a boy named Chris Abeley (Keli Price) while horseback riding and immediately finds him attractive.
At school, Claire bumps into Chris in front of the steps, which makes Massie jealous. Massie orders the girls to exclude Claire because she had a fight with her. Claire meets the eccentric Layne Abeley (Vanessa Marano), they become friends and eventually make plans on Friday.
On Friday, Claire ditches Layne because Massie's mother invites Claire to Massie's weekend sleepover, but eventually leaves due to teasing. In the morning, Layne comes by to hang out with Claire and Chris tags along. He is revealed to be Layne's older brother.
Massie holds a meeting for Kristen's project, which is to create a homemade makeup line called Glambition. They see Claire swimming in the pool and they tease her about her cheap bathing suit. Later that night, Claire goes to Massie's room to confront her but Massie is gone. In attempt to gain friends Claire Instant Messages Alicia, Kristen, and Dylan pretending to be Massie to drive the girls apart.
When the Glambition makeup arrives, the girls get together to sort through the packages. They make snide comments at each other about their supposed dishonesty before realizing that Claire had manipulated all of them. They ambush Claire in a four way call and tell Claire that she doesn't belong there. Now friends again, the girls tell Massie that since the charity auction is on Chris' birthday, she should jump out of a pop out cake to impress him and Massie happily agrees.
On a field trip to New York City, the Pretty Committee tries to sell their Glambition make up but their recipe contains peanut oil, which triggers allergic reactions in their classmates. In amidst the panic, Massie anonymously texts Claire to use Layne's oatmeal snack to reduce the swelling, which makes Claire a hero.
At the charity auction, Claire meets Chris' girlfriend, Fawn and prevents Massie from jumping out of the cake. After the auction, Massie tells Claire that the reason why she had been mean was because she saw Claire as a threat. They mutually reconcile and both come to terms with their differences.
Cast
- Elizabeth McLaughlin as Massie Block
- Ellen Marlow as Claire Lyons
- Sophie Anna Everhard as Dylan Marvil
- Samantha Boscarino as Alicia Rivera
- Bridgit Mendler as Kristen Gregory
- Vanessa Marano as Layne Abeley
- Keli Price as Chris Abeley
- Dylan Minnette as Todd Lyons
- Elizabeth Keifer as Judi Lyons
- Neal Matarazzo as Jay Lyons
- David Chisum as William Block
- Julie Lauren as Kendra Block
- Boris McGiver as Isaac
- Angel Desai as Nurse Adele
- Camila Vignaud as Fawn
- Elizabeth Gillies as Shelby Wexler
Production
Filming began in February 2008 in Rhode Island and ended in March 2008.[1]
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the film three stars, praising the acting while calling it "materialistic".[2]
Soundtrack
| The Clique | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | November 11, 2008 |
| Length | 41:58 |
| Label | Razor & Tie |
The accompanying soundtrack album was released on November 11, 2008 by Razor & Tie.[3]
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here With Me Now" (Theme from The Clique) | Clique Girlz | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Break It Down" | Free & Easy | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Ur Perfect" | Juliet Shatkin | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Find My Place" | Samantha Boscarino | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Go" | Rebecca Jones | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Ayo Ayo" | Chris Classic | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Look But Don't Touch" | Juliet Shatkin | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Get Up and Go" | Alana D | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Commit Me" | Alana D | 2:38 |
| 10. | "So Dangerous" | Alana D | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Get Ur Good Time On" | The DeeKompressors | 2:55 |
| 12. | "That Girl" | The DeeKompressors | 2:44 |
| 13. | "Hypnotique" | Free & Easy | 3:17 |
| 14. | "What U Say" | The DeeKompressors | 2:23 |
| Total length: | 41:58 | ||
Songs that are not included on the soundtrack album:
- "Heaven on Earth" by Free & Easy
- "My Own Band" by Mellow Dee
- "What You Say" by Mellow Dee
- "Psycho 4 U" by CanDee Land
- "String Quartet No. 18" by Franz Schubert
References
- Entertainment Tonight, "Exclusive: On 'The Clique' Set With Tyra Banks!". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- "Review: The Clique". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- "The Clique (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Retrieved April 27, 2020.