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*Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber*
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
	Promotional poster
Based on	Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber; by Adèle Lang
Teleplay by	Eric Charmelo; Nicole Snyder;
Directed by	Dana Lustig
Starring	Jennifer Love Hewitt; Colin Ferguson; James Kirk; Dan Roebuck; Sonja Bennett; Joey Lawrence;
Music by	Phil Marshall
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Evan Tylor
Cinematography	Luc Montpellier
Editor	Richard Schwadel
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Once Upon a Time Films; Nomadic Pictures; Evolution Pictures;
Original release
Network	Oxygen
Release	March 12, 2005

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Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (also known as The Social Climber) is a 2005 American romantic comedy television film directed by Dana Lustig, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Adèle Lang.^[1] It premiered on Oxygen on March 12, 2005, and stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as 28-year-old Katya, an advertising executive more concerned with being a well-known socialite than being a good person. It co-stars Colin Ferguson, James Kirk, Dan Roebuck, Sonja Bennett, and Joey Lawrence.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Katya Livingston is an ad exec living in San Francisco. Her accountant goes to prison and advises her to keep a journal of all of her expenses as she is sure to be audited. Katya is vain and selfish, trying to keep up with society by wearing designer knock offs and trying to get into all of the hottest clubs. She is best friends with Eliza: a well meaning do-gooder, Ferguson: a gay male escort with self-esteem issues and a long list of ex-boyfriends, and Frangiapani: a woman that has been married several times.

Katya finds out about the Royal Ball, a benefit for Youth Aid International and the biggest social event of the season. It will be thrown by socialite sisters Dove and Fawn Greenstein. She finds out that she has not been invited because of an indiscretion she mistakenly had with Dove Greenstein's husband on their wedding day and then later revealed Dove's real age to a local tabloid. She is desperate to go, especially when she finds out all of her friends are going.

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt as Katy "Katya" Livingston
Colin Ferguson as Charles "Chuck" Fitz
Joey Lawrence as Ferguson "Ferg" Smith
Natassia Malthe as Frangiapani "Fran" Lee
Daniel Roebuck as Alex "Lion" Krosgrov
James Kirk as Sebastian
Sonja Bennett as Eliza
Stefanie Von Pfetten as Dove Greenstein
Jennifer Clement as Gatekeeper
David Lewis as Stan
David Richmond-Peck as Teddy
Meshach Peters as Sabelo
Preston Cook as Bob
Mike Viala as Steve
Zak Santiago as Geoffrey

Production

The film was shot on Vancouver Island, despite being set in San Francisco.^[4]

Reception

CineMagazine rated the film 2 stars.^[5]

References

^ "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles". Goodreads. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ Heffernan, Virginia (March 11, 2005). "A Shallow, Devious Party Girl Undergoes a Moral Makeover". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ "B.C. Supreme Court grants tax appeal from producer of Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber". May 23, 2014.
^ Uneken, Wietske. "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)". CineMagazine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

External links

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber at IMDb

[1] "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles". Goodreads. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[2] Heffernan, Virginia (March 11, 2005). "A Shallow, Devious Party Girl Undergoes a Moral Makeover". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[3] "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[4] "B.C. Supreme Court grants tax appeal from producer of Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber". May 23, 2014.

[5] Uneken, Wietske. "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)". CineMagazine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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+'''''Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber''''' (also known as '''''The Social Climber''''') is a 2005 American [[romantic comedy]] [[television film]] directed by Dana Lustig, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Adèle Lang.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/405999.Confessions_of_a_Sociopathic_Social_Climber|title= Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles|website=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> It premiered on [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] on March 12, 2005, and stars [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] as 28-year-old Katya, an advertising executive more concerned with being a well-known socialite than being a good person. It co-stars [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]], James Kirk, [[Daniel Roebuck|Dan Roebuck]], [[Sonja Bennett]], and [[Joey Lawrence]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/arts/television/a-shallow-devious-party-girl-undergoes-a-moral-makeover.html|title=A Shallow, Devious Party Girl Undergoes a Moral Makeover|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Virginia|last=Heffernan|author-link=Virginia Heffernan|date=March 11, 2005|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/confessions-of-a-sociopathic-social-climber/191456/|title=Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075522/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/confessions-of-a-sociopathic-social-climber/191456/|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
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 ==Cast==
-*[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] as Katy “Katya” Livingston
+* [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] as Katy "Katya" Livingston
-*[[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]] as Charles "Chuck" Fitz
+* [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]] as Charles "Chuck" Fitz
-*[[Joey Lawrence]] as Ferguson "Ferg" Smith
+* [[Joey Lawrence]] as Ferguson "Ferg" Smith
-*[[Natassia Malthe]] as Frangiapani "Fran" Lee
+* [[Natassia Malthe]] as Frangiapani "Fran" Lee
-*[[Daniel Roebuck]] as Alex "Lion" Krosgrov
+* [[Daniel Roebuck]] as Alex "Lion" Krosgrov
-*James Kirk as Sebastian
+* James Kirk as Sebastian
-*[[Sonja Bennett]] as Eliza
+* [[Sonja Bennett]] as Eliza
-*[[Stefanie von Pfetten|Stefanie Von Pfetten]] as Dove Greenstein
+* [[Stefanie von Pfetten|Stefanie Von Pfetten]] as Dove Greenstein
-*Jennifer Clement as Gatekeeper
+* Jennifer Clement as Gatekeeper
-*[[David Lewis (Canadian actor)|David Lewis]] as Stan
+* [[David Lewis (Canadian actor)|David Lewis]] as Stan
-*[[David Richmond-Peck]] as Teddy
+* [[David Richmond-Peck]] as Teddy
-*Meshach Peters as Sabelo
+* Meshach Peters as Sabelo
-*Preston Cook as Bob
+* Preston Cook as Bob
-*[[Mike Viola]] as Steve
+* [[Mike Viala]] as Steve
-*[[Zak Santiago]] as Geoffrey
+* [[Zak Santiago]] as Geoffrey
+==Production==
+The film was shot on [[Vancouver Island]], despite being set in [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.straight.com/movies/650996/bc-supreme-court-grants-tax-appeal-producer-confessions-sociopathic-social-climber | title=B.C. Supreme Court grants tax appeal from producer of Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber | date=May 23, 2014 }}</ref>
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-[[Category:American romantic comedy films]]
-[[Category:American television films]]
-[[Category:2005 romantic comedy films]]
-[[Category:2005 films]]
 [[Category:2005 television films]]
-[[Category:Films directed by Dana Lustig]]
+[[Category:2005 films]]
+[[Category:2005 romantic comedy films]]
 [[Category:2000s American films]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:American comedy television films]]
+[[Category:American romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films based on British novels]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Dana Lustig]]
+[[Category:Films set in San Francisco]]
+[[Category:Romance television films]]
+[[Category:Screen Media films]]