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{{Short description|2005 television film by Dana Lustig}}
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| starring = [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]<br />[[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]<br />[[Natassia Malthe]]<br />[[James Kirk (actor)|James Kirk]]<br />[[Sonja Bennett]]
| music = [[Phil Marshall (musician)|Phil Marshall]]
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* Nicole Snyder
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| director = Dana Lustig
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* [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]
* [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]
* James Kirk
* [[Daniel Roebuck|Dan Roebuck]]
* [[Sonja Bennett]]
* [[Joey Lawrence]]
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| producer = Evan Tylor
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* Evolution Pictures
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'''''Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber''''' (retitled '''''The Social Climber''''' for the U.K. market)<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420560/releaseinfo#akas IMDb]</ref> is a romantic comedy [[television film]] made for the [[Oxygen Network]] released March 12, 2005 based on the novel of the same name by [[Adele Lang]]. It 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]] as her romantic interest, [[Joey Lawrence]] as her best friend (a [[gay]] [[prostitute]] [[skinhead]]), and [[Natassia Malthe]].
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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>

==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==
==Cast==
*[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] as Katie "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
*[[Natassia Malthe]] as Frangiapani
* [[Joey Lawrence]] as Ferguson "Ferg" Smith
*[[Joey Lawrence]] as Ferguson
* [[Natassia Malthe]] as Frangiapani "Fran" Lee
*[[Daniel Roebuck]] as Alex
* [[Daniel Roebuck]] as Alex "Lion" Krosgrov
*[[James Kirk (actor)|James Kirk]] as Sebastian
* James Kirk as Sebastian
*[[Sonja Bennett]] as Eliza
* [[Sonja Bennett]] as Eliza
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* [[Stefanie von Pfetten|Stefanie Von Pfetten]] as Dove Greenstein
*[[Jennifer Clement]] as Gatekeeper
* Jennifer Clement as Gatekeeper
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*[[David Richmond-Peck]] as Teddy
* [[David Lewis (Canadian actor)|David Lewis]] as Stan
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*[[Stefanie von Pfetten|Stefanie Von Pfetten]] as Dove Greenstein
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* [[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]].<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>

==Reception==
''CineMagazine'' rated the film 2 stars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uneken |first1=Wietske |title=Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005) |url=https://cinemagazine.nl/confessions-of-a-sociopathic-social-climber-2005-recensie/ |website=CineMagazine |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0420560}}
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 1 September 2024

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
Promotional poster
Based onConfessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
by Adèle Lang
Teleplay by
  • Eric Charmelo
  • Nicole Snyder
Directed byDana Lustig
Starring
Music byPhil Marshall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerEvan Tylor
CinematographyLuc Montpellier
EditorRichard Schwadel
Running time96 minutes
Production companies
  • Once Upon a Time Films
  • Nomadic Pictures
  • Evolution Pictures
Original release
NetworkOxygen
ReleaseMarch 12, 2005 (2005-03-12)

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

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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

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Production

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

Reception

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CineMagazine rated the film 2 stars.[5]

References

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  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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