Hugo manipulates his girlfriend Emily into stealing a scarf for him that Odin gave to Desi. Nevertheless, the stress of the situation drives Odin to begin using drugs. Odin questions Desi, but she calms him down and he believes her. Odin doesn't believe this at first, but gradually comes to suspect them. Soon afterward, Hugo tells Odin that Michael and Desi have been spending a lot of time together, and that she may be cheating on him. Hugo tells Michael to ingratiate himself with Desi so that she will talk to Odin on his behalf. At the celebration party, Hugo engineers a fight between Roger and a very drunk Michael, who is temporarily suspended from the team. Later, in another game, Odin's team wins once again.

Hugo promises Roger that Desi will be his after Odin is out of the way, but Roger is only a pawn in Hugo's ultimate plan to destroy Odin. At a party celebrating the victory, Hugo plots with school outcast Roger Calhoun to go to the school's dean, Bob Brable, and tell him that Odin raped his daughter, Desi, whom Odin has been dating. In giving Odin the award, Duke passes over his son Hugo, Odin's teammate and friend. Later at an awards ceremony, the coach Duke Goulding presents the Most Valuable Player award to Odin for his efforts, an award he shares with his teammate Michael Cassio. Plot ĭuring a high school basketball game, Odin James scores the basket that wins the game for his team. The film grossed $16 million at the United States box office, which was seen by distributor Lions Gate Films as a 'box office success'. Originally intended for release for October 17, 1999, it was shelved following the Columbine High School massacre O was finally released on August 31, 2001.

It was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina in the spring of 1999.

The film contains many different styles of music, ranging from rap to opera. It was directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya. It stars Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett. O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in an American high school.

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