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The Clique
DVD cover
Directed by	Michael Lembark
Produced by	Bob Levy Leslie Morgenstein Tyra Banks (executive)
Written by	Lisi Harrison (novel) Liz Tiger (adoption)
Starring	Elizabeth McLaughlin Ellen Marlow Samantha Boscarino Sophie Anna Everhard Bridgit Mendler
Music by	George S. Clinton
Cinematography	Michael Weaver
Editing by	David Finfer
Distributed by	Warner Premiere
Release date(s)	November 11, 2008
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Clique is a direct-to-DVD film based on the popular teen novel series by author Lisi Harrison.^[1] The film is a production of Warner Premiere with Tyra Banks as executive producer.^[2] Filming began in February 2008 in Rhode Island^[2] and ended in March 2008. The film was released on November 18, 2008.

Plot

The film mainly follows the first novel in this series by Lisi Harrison. The books lead the viewer through the middle school lives of five girls: Massie Block, Dylan Marvil, Kristen Gregory, Alicia Rivera, and Claire Lyons. The girls, besides Claire, belong to the most popular group at their private school Octavian Country Day (OCD) called the Pretty Committee.

Claire moved from Orlando, Florida into Massie's guest house and is not accepted into the exclusive club. On her first day, she bumps into Chris Abeley, who is Massie's crush, and talks with Chris which makes Massie jealous and Massie begins to dislike Claire more, and Alicia pranks Claire by putting red paint on her pants making the art teacher and nurse think she got her period.

Claire's first friend is who she meets at lunch, Layne Abeley, a unique girl who doesn't care what anybody thinks, has a very strange sense of style, food obsessions, and is later found out to be the sister of Chris Abeley. Claire goes to drastic measures to get on The Pretty Committee's good side, even hacking into Massie's computer and telling Massie's friends misleading information. This causes Massie's friends to turn against her, until Claire's misdeeds are found out, and Massie is restored as the Pretty Committee's leader.

The cynical Massie, however, will not just forgive and forget. She continues to behave especially rudely to Claire, as punishment for depriving her of her friends for a few days, and even throws an egg at her, much to the Pretty Committee's vindictive delight. Throughout the film, it is well known that Massie has a crush on Chris, whom she met because he rode his horse on a private trail she happened to be on as well.

The movie closes at an auction held at Massie's house to raise money for scholarships for the school. As the day of the auction is Chris' birthday, Massie plans to jump out of a cake, and surprise him, but Claire finds out about Massie's idea, and that Chris has a girlfriend. Claire's kinder side takes charge; she prevents Massie from jumping out of the cake before any incident and saving Massie from public embarrassment. The last scene shows Massie writing her state of the union blog. She puts Claire in the "Out" like she did in the beginning of the film but also puts her in the "In". which implies that Claire has hope of getting into the Pretty Committee.

Cast and characters

• Massie Block (Elizabeth Mclaughlin) - The alpha of the Pretty Committee, and the official leader of the social scene at OCD, where she is a revered figure. She has hilarious comebacks, a taste for couture, and adores being the center of attention. She is spoiled and rich and loves her black pug, Bean. She keeps her horse, Brownie, at Galwaugh Farms, where she meets Chris Abeley,the boy that she crushes on, on a private trail. Before she basked in her fabulous glory, Massie wasn't the alpha, but the beta of the pack. Now that she had friends that adored her, it was time to kick her past away faster than last year's Miu Miu handbag. She was starting to enjoy her life...until Claire Lyons came along.

• Alicia Rivera (Samantha Boscarino) - The beautiful Spanish beta; she is a brunette and is the Pretty Committee's second in command. She is as sneaky as she is beautiful. She always wanted to start her own clique but was always stuck as co-alpha. She is richer and much prettier than the leader, which encites envy in Massie but she keeps her cool and stays fun and girly. Alicia is adored by all of the boys at Briarwood, the private school for boys. Her mother is also a Spanish model named Nadia Rivera and her father is a renowned lawyer.

• Dylan Marvil (Sophie Anna Everhard) - The daughter of Merri-Lee Marvil, host of the popular talk show The Daily Grind. Dylan gives the Pretty Committee access to the celebrity and showbiz world. The redhead is also constantly on diets, because she thinks she's fat. Though it is not a part of the movie, one of Dylan's favorite hobbies is burping. She also makes everyone in the Pretty Committee laugh.

• Kristen Gregory (Bridgit Mendler) - An athletic blonde who attends OCD on a scholarship (a secret only known by Claire Lyons). Both of her parents are extremely strict. She enjoys creating word games to play with the girls, and she is constantly worried about her grades. Although it is not mentioned in the movie, Kristen's father was a famous artist who lost all of his money. Now, Kristen must try to act normal and dress as if she is still rich. She tries her best to keep her grades up to stay at OCD.

• Claire Lyons (Ellen Marlow) - A blue-eyed blonde who relocates from Orlando, Florida to Westchester, New York. Her father went to college with Massie's father. Upon their arrival, Massie's parents offered their guest house to Claire and her family, much to Massie's dismay. She is somewhat shy,loves wearing Keds and enjoys gummy candy. She tries her best to be herself and fit in with the others so she can have a great time in Westchester but with financial problems, all of that is difficult to achieve. Her goal is to win Massie's respect and join the Pretty Committee.

• Layne "Layme" Abeley (Vanessa Marano) - Claire's oatmeal-obsessed best friend. She can be described as a combination of a rebel and a geek. She is Claire's first friend at OCD, and ultimately her only true one. Massie often refers to her and her friends as LBRs (Losers Beyond Repair). Her older brother is Chris Abeley, Massie's crush. Layne has always wanted to know what happened in the clique and wanted to be them, but once she met Claire, things changed.

• Chris Abeley (Keli Price) - An 'awfully cute' freshman who meets Massie while riding his horse through the woods near Massie's stable. He is said to look like a professional Abercrombie model. Massie quickly falls head over heels for him, not knowing he already has a girlfriend, Fawn.

• Todd Lyons (Dylan Minnette) - Claire's younger brother, who has a crush on Massie. He helps Claire get out of situations that she can't get out of herself, while trying to ruin Massie's life at the same time, mostly because he likes her. Even though it isn't mentioned in the movie, Todd is known for being a snoop and is always listening in on other peoples conversations.

Supporting characters

• Judi Lyons (Elizabeth Keifer) - Claire's mother who worries that Claire won't believe in herself.
• Jay Lyons (Neal Matarazzo) - Claire's father who was having problems in Orlando and couldn't afford much.
• William Block (David Chisum) - Massie's father. He makes a lot of money and tries to help out the Lyons.
• Kendra Block (Julie Lauren) - Massie's mother. She tells Massie to be kind and nice to Claire and hates to see her daughter act so mean.
• Isaac (Boris McGiver) - The Block's driver. He knows what the Pretty Committee talks about and sometimes gives Claire advice.
• Fawn (Camila Vignaud) - Chris' girlfriend. She is drop-dead gorgeous and appears at the end of the film.
• Nurse Adele (Angel Desai) - The Octavian County Day school nurse. She helps Claire out by offering Claire some clothes when she has an "accident."

Songs

References

External links

• Official website
• The Clique at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Warner Brothers website
• Media.www.ramcigar.com discusses the filming last February
• Pawtuckettimes.com speaks toward filming last March
• Videobusiness.com speaks of how production wrapped last March and tells the interest producers had in making this a series
• Celebcards.com is pre-release blurb