Mean People Suck

Mean People Suck is an NYU student film released in 2001. It is directed by Matthew Cole Weiss and stars Dominique Swain as Kate, James Franco as Casey, and Eric Christian Olsen as Nick, with a supporting role by Beverley Mitchell as Kate's sister.

Mean People Suck was available for viewing on Spike.com from 2007 to 2016.

Plot summary
Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.

Cast

 * Dominique Swain as Kate
 * James Franco as Casey
 * Eric Christian Olsen as Nick
 * Beverley Mitchell as Kate's sister
 * Michael Higgins as Old Man
 * Eric Axen as Joey
 * Jack Ferver as Jesse Milton
 * Matthew Cole Weiss as Boy in Funeral Home
 * Julie Schubert as Diner Patron #1
 * Beth Marshall as Diner Patron #2
 * Ryan Shogren as Boy in Locker Room
 * Rob Cameron as Boy in Locker Room #2
 * Kevin Thoms as Boy in Locker Room #3

Festival screenings
The film premiered at the First Run Film Festival in April, 2001, It screened at multiple festivals after that, receiving Best Student Film at the Fargo Film Festival on March 2, 2002.