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In the run-up to the American Film Market, American World Pictures has acquired international distribution rights to "Legacy" (aka "Pretty Little Devils"), starring Haylie Duff in a dark-humored sorority sister comedy.

Now completed, "Legacy" turns on three sorority sisters who are prime suspects of having murdered a pledge during a "Rush Till You Puke" party. They turn on their considerable female charms to distract the police investigation.

Madeline Zima ("Californication"), Kate Albrecht ("Entourage") and Tom Green ("Road Trip") also star. Irving Rothberg directed. "Legacy" is produced by Michael Kolko and Jason Dudek, who co-wrote the screenplay with Samantha Silver. Greg Strasberg exec produced.

Haylie Duff's credits include "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Material Girls."