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This movie was followed by three sequels (two DirectToVideo and one MadeForTVMovie) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety fourth and made-for-TV one]] starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'').

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This movie was followed by three sequels (two DirectToVideo and one MadeForTVMovie) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety fourth and made-for-TV one]] starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'').
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This movie was followed by three sequels (two DirectToVideo and one MadeForTVMovie) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety fourth and made-for-TV one]] starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').

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This movie was followed by three sequels (two DirectToVideo and one MadeForTVMovie) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety fourth and made-for-TV one]] starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').
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* {{Fanservice}}: Sylvie and Ivy's kiss at the end.
* FanDisservice:

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* {{Fanservice}}: FanDisservice: Sylvie and Ivy's kiss at the end.
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* LegFocus: Ivy has long legs and wears skirts to expose them. And she knows how to use them.



* ShesGotLegs: Ivy has long legs and wears skirts to expose them. And she knows how to use them.

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* BigBad: Ivy, most definitely. Almost every single bad thing that happens is her fault and intentionally.
* BungledSuicide: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she tried to commit suicide once but failed and is left with the scars on her wrist.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: The DepravedBisexual Ivy meets her defeat by plunging to her death during a fight with Sylvie.]]

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* BigBad: Ivy, most definitely. Almost every single bad thing that happens is the result of her fault and intentionally.scheming.
* BungledSuicide: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she tried to commit suicide once but failed and is left with the scars on her wrist.
* BuryYourGays:
wrist. [[spoiler: The DepravedBisexual Ivy meets her defeat This is later revealed to be a lie inspired by plunging to her death during a fight an accident she had with Sylvie.a glass door.]]



* DepravedBisexual: Ivy, who seduces Darryl and his daughter Sylvie to get what she wants.

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* DepravedBisexual: Hinted at with Ivy, who seduces Darryl and his daughter is definitely seductive with men but also seems willing to seduce Sylvie to get what if she wants.can benefit from it.



* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After Ivy killed her mother Georgie, Sylvie decides she must stop Ivy.]]

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* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After realising that Ivy killed her mother Georgie, Sylvie decides she must stop Ivy.]]



* LaserGuidedKarma: Just like Sylvie's mother fell to her death, Ivy falls to her death. From the same window no less.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Just like Sylvie's mother [[spoiler: fell to her death, Ivy falls to her death. From the same window no less.]]



* MayDecemberRomance: The 17-year-old Ivy seduces the 58-year-old Darryl, who could be her father, and is in fact her friend Silvie's father.
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* AgeGapRelationship: Darryl is ''in his fifties'' and knowingly flirts with the underage Ivy and then sleeps with her. Not only that, but since his wife is only 38, he was a lot older than her when they first got together as well.

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* AgeGapRelationship: AgeGapRomance: Darryl is ''in his fifties'' and knowingly flirts with the underage Ivy and then sleeps with her. Not only that, but since his wife is only 38, he was a lot older than her when they first got together as well.

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** Sylvie's mother Georgie emotionally neglects and abuses both her husband and daughter. Sylvie's parents are shown arguing with one another over her mother's addiction to pain medications and suicidal idealizations.



* AgeGapRelationship: Darryl is ''in his fifties'' and knowingly flirts with the underage Ivy and then sleeps with her. Not only that, but since his wife is only 38, he was a lot older than her when they first got together as well.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: From the moment Ivy sees Sylvie's home, she's pretty much trying to take everything from her - her money, her home, her dog, her father, etc - and offers almost nothing in exchange.



* ChekhovsGun: Sylvie's piano piece for her mother. [[spoiler:Ivy hums the melody in the car, which reveals to Sylvie that she was present when her mother fell to her death.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: The balcony. Sylvie's piano piece for her mother. [[spoiler:Ivy hums the melody in the car, which reveals to Sylvie that she was present when her mother fell to her death.]]



* DeathByFallingOver: Sylvie's mother Georgie dies by being pushed from her bedroom window by Ivy.

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* DeathByFallingOver: Sylvie's mother Georgie dies by being pushed from her bedroom window by Ivy. [[spoiler: Then Ivy is pushed by Sylvie, though it's ambiguous how intentional it was.]]



* HappilyAdopted: Sylvie is easily taken in and cared for by her adoptive stepfather Darryl.
* HollywoodGenetics: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she herself is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair. Sylvie being portrayed by the caucasian Sara Gilbert makes this claim unbelievable.

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* HappilyAdopted: Sylvie is easily taken in and cared for by her adoptive stepfather Darryl.
* HollywoodGenetics: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she herself is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair. Sylvie being portrayed by the caucasian Sara Gilbert makes this claim unbelievable.implausible - it is, of course, just another of Sylvie's lies, but Ivy doesn't point out how unbelievable it is.
* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Darryl is struggling with feeling old, particular as he's balding and his job is about to replace him with a younger man. Because of this, he buys a fancy new car and sexually pursues an underage girl.



* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Several break-ups and make-ups between Sylvie and Ivy.



* SelfHarm: Sylvie shows Ivy her scars from her accident crashing into a glass door.

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* SelfHarm: Sylvie shows Ivy pretends the scar on her scars wrist is from her accident crashing into a glass door.suicide attempt to impress Ivy. (It was just an accident)



* WoundedGazelleGambit: Ivy pulls one when she is questioned on her involvement with Sylvie's mother before she died and rants to Sylvie how everybody blames her and she thought Sylvie was a real friend.

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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Ivy pulls constantly makes up stories to try and make people feel more sympathetic to her. At one point, when Sylvie is angry at her, she is questioned on her involvement with Sylvie's mother deliberately goes outside and stands in the rain before she died and rants ringing to Sylvie how everybody blames her and she thought Sylvie was a real friend.be let in, in order to make herself look more pitiful.

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* AbusiveParents: Ivy claims her father gets mad at her and throws food and spitballs at her. Ivy also claims her mother never really loved her and neglected her.
** Sylvie's parents are shown arguing with one another over the mother's addiction to pain medications and suicidal idealizations.
* AdoptivePeerParent: Almost. Ivy already has a close relationship with Sylvie and she wants her to think of her as a surrogate mother as she seduces Darryl and steals Georgie's family.

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* AbusiveParents: AbusiveParents:
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Ivy claims that her father gets mad at her and throws food and spitballs at her. Ivy also claims that her mother never really loved her and neglected her.
** Sylvie's mother Georgie emotionally neglects and abuses both her husband and daughter. Sylvie's parents are shown arguing with one another over the her mother's addiction to pain medications and suicidal idealizations.
* AdoptivePeerParent: Almost. Ivy already has a close emotionally charged relationship with Sylvie and she wants her to think of her as a surrogate mother as she seduces Darryl and steals Georgie's family.



* AttemptedSuicide: Sylvie's mother Georgie contemplates jumping from the balcony windows before being stopped by Sylvie and Ivy.
* AutoErotica: Ivy and Darryl share a steamy scene together on the hood of his car.

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* AttemptedSuicide: Sylvie's mother Georgie contemplates jumping from the balcony windows before being stopped by Sylvie and Ivy.
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* AutoErotica: Ivy and Darryl share a steamy scene together on the hood of his car.car in the rain.



* BungledSuicide: Sylvie lies to Ivy, claiming that she tried to commit suicide once but failed and is left with the scars on her wrist.

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* BungledSuicide: Sylvie lies claims to Ivy, claiming Ivy that she tried to commit suicide once but failed and is left with the scars on her wrist.



* DepravedBisexual: Ivy who seduces [[spoiler: Darryl]] and his daughter Sylvie to get what she wants.
* DeathByFallingOver: Sylvie's mother Georgie dies by being pushed from her window by Ivy.

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* DepravedBisexual: Ivy Ivy, who seduces [[spoiler: Darryl]] Darryl and his daughter Sylvie to get what she wants.
* DeathByFallingOver: Sylvie's mother Georgie dies by being pushed from her bedroom window by Ivy.


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* {{Fanservice}}: Sylvie and Ivy's kiss at the end.
* FanDisservice:
** Darryl's nude body during sex with Ivy.
** The bruises on Ivy's cleavage after the car crash.
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* AdoptivePeerParent: Almost. Ivy already has a close relationship with Sylvie and she wants her to think of her as a surrogate mother as she seduces Darryl and steals Georgie's family.


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* LecherousStepparent: [[spoiler: Ivy has no problem seducing Darryl and slipping her would-be stepdaughter some tongue during a kiss]].


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* SexInASharedRoom: Ivy seduces Darryl while his wife Georgie is unconscious on her bed and right next to them.
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* HollywoodGenetics: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she herself is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair.

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* HollywoodGenetics: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she herself is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair. Sylvie being portrayed by the caucasian Sara Gilbert makes this claim unbelievable.

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* ButNotTooBlack: Sylvie claims she is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair.



* HappilyAdopted: Sylvie's lie about her "stepfather" Darryl.

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* HappilyAdopted: Sylvie's lie about Sylvie is easily taken in and cared for by her "stepfather" Darryl.adoptive stepfather Darryl.
* HollywoodGenetics: Sylvie claims to Ivy that she herself is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair.


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* UnreliableNarrator: How much of the lies Ivy and Sylvie tell about one another are true? Did Sylvie really attempt to kill herself once? Did Ivy really grow up in an neglectful abusive household? Was Sylvie really biracial as she claimed? Georgie calls Sylvie out on her habit of lying but Ivy seems desperate to find love in a family, which she is severely lacking.

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* PantyShot: Ivy, whenever she swings on a rope swing and wears a short skirt.
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* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Ivy wears a very short skirt. Sylvie lampshades it.
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* BlondesAreEvil: The titular Ivy has blonde hair.

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* PseudoRomanticFriendship: Ivy and Sylvie who are close friends and fight like a couple. They sleep in the same bed, share clothes, even sharing a kiss and telling each other they love her.



* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Ivy and Sylvie who are close friends and fight like a couple. They sleep in the same bed, share clothes, even sharing a kiss and telling each other they love her.

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Nominated for two film festival awards, this movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video and [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety one made for television]]) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the fourth starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').

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Nominated for two film festival awards, this This movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video DirectToVideo and [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety one made for television]]) MadeForTVMovie) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the the [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety fourth and made-for-TV one]] starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').



* AgeGapRomance: The 17-year-old Ivy seduces the 58-year-old Darryl.


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* MayDecemberRomance: The 17-year-old Ivy seduces the 58-year-old Darryl, who could be her father, and is in fact her friend Silvie's father.
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* ColdOpen: The film opens with Ivy swinging on a rope and Sylvie narrating about her.


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* DyeHard: In-universe example. Sylvie narrates about Ivy having dyed bleach blonde hair that's 6 months past it's prime.


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* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Sylvie can't help but to admit she's probably a lesbian for Ivy when describing her in the opening.
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* RealityEnsues: Sylvie suffers from visual and auditory hallucinations from the head trauma she sustained in the car crash.
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* AgeGapRomance: The teenage Ivy seducing middle-aged Darryl.

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* AgeGapRomance: The teenage 17-year-old Ivy seducing middle-aged seduces the 58-year-old Darryl.
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* BlondesAreEvil: The titular Ivy has blonde hair.
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Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert) attends a private school in Los Angeles. She doesn't have many friends until she meets Ivy (Barrymore), a student attending the school on a scholarship. She quickly becomes close friends with Ivy and lets Ivy live in her house. However, Sylvie's friendship isn't enough for Ivy; she wants so much more. And whatever Ivy wants, Ivy gets.

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Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert) (Creator/SaraGilbert) attends a private school in Los Angeles. She doesn't have many friends until she meets Ivy (Barrymore), a student attending the school on a scholarship. She quickly becomes close friends with Ivy and lets Ivy live in her house. However, Sylvie's friendship isn't enough for Ivy; she wants so much more. And whatever Ivy wants, Ivy gets.



* RomanticRain: Ivy and [[spoiler:Darryl]] have a prolonged steamy scene on the hood of a car, in the rain.

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* RomanticRain: Ivy and [[spoiler:Darryl]] have a prolonged steamy scene on the hood of a car, in the rain. [[spoiler: They eventually have sex in the house, and Ivy and Sylvie share a kiss all during a thunderstorm.]]
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* MatchCut: The scene where Darryl picks up Sylvie and Ivy from school. Ivy starts to slip off her boots so she could prop her feet comfortably up on Darryl's dashboard and as the boot falls, it cuts away to a boot falling to the ground below as Ivy swing from a rope swing.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Sylvie's monologue narrating about the rebellious Ivy in the film's opening.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Sylvie claims her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair.

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* ButNotTooBlack: Sylvie claims she is biracial and that her biological father is a black man which explains her curly hair.
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Nominated for two film festival awards, this movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video and [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety one made for television]]) that were InNameOnly. The second film starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the fourth starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').

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Nominated for two film festival awards, this movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video and [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety one made for television]]) that were InNameOnly. The [[Film/PoisonIvy2Lily second film film]] starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the fourth starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At the beginning, Sylvie wishes that she and the mysterious Ivy would be friends. Eventually, she gets more than she bargains for.


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-->'''Sylvie''': I guess she's sort of beautiful. I don't know. Those lips. Lips are suppose to be a perfect reflection of another part of a woman's anatomy. Not that I'm a lesbian. Well, maybe I am. No, definitively not.
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* OpenMindedParent: Sylvie told her mother she was a lesbian "just to piss her off". However, Georgie was fine with it, just as long as Sylvie didn't start smoking.
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* AgeGapRomance: The teenage Ivy seducing middle-aged Darryl.


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* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler: Georgie/Darryl/Ivy]].
** Later, [[spoiler: Sylvie/Ivy/Darryl]].

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* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Ivy wears a very short skirt. Sylvie lampshades it.



* InterruptedIntimacy: Sylvie returns home from the hospital to find her father Darryl and Ivy having sex.

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* InterruptedIntimacy: Sylvie returns home from the hospital to find Ivy and her father Darryl and Ivy having sex.sex.
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After Ivy killed her mother Georgie, Sylvie decides she must stop Ivy.]]


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* LadyInRed: Ivy wears a few red outfits in the film to match her evil seductive nature. One is a red dress she uses to seduce Darryl at his party. Another for when they have a steamy moment alone in the rain.
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Nominated for two film festival awards, this movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video and one made for television) that were InNameOnly. The second film starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the fourth starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').

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Nominated for two film festival awards, this movie was followed by three sequels (two direct to video and [[Film/PoisonIvyTheSecretSociety one made for television) television]]) that were InNameOnly. The second film starred Creator/AlyssaMilano (''Series/WhosTheBoss'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''), while the third starred Creator/JaimePressly (''Series/MyNameIsEarl'') and the fourth starred Miriam [=McDonald=] (''Series/{{Degrassi}}'').

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