Is this movie based on Bentley Little's 'The Association?'

I haven't seen the movie (but I will probably check it out) but just from reading the info it really does remind me of The Association. Bentley Little is my favorite author and this was one of my favorite novels by Little, and the movie seems just like the book. The only problem is that the movie came out in 1995 and the novel wasn't released until 2001. Maybe Bentley was inspired by this movie though. Very good possibility. Anyways, he rocks. And The Town and The Ignored are also very good in case you haven't read them.