Bully is a 2001
American film directed by
Larry Clark, and starring
Brad Renfro,
Bijou Phillips,
Rachel Miner,
Michael Pitt,
Leo Fitzpatrick,
Kelli Garner, and
Nick Stahl. Based on the 1993
murder of Bobby Kent, the plot follows several young adults in
South Florida who enact a murder plot against a mutual friend who has emotionally, physically and sexually abused them for years. The screenplay was written by
David McKenna (under the pseudonym Zachary Long) and Roger Pullis, who adapted the book
Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze.