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10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
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USA
1999
7.2
97
PG
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Touchstone Pictures / Mad Chance / Jaret Entertainment
Gil Junger
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Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith
I pine, I perish!
A new kid must find a guy to date the meanest girl in school, the older sister of the girl he has a crush on, who cannot date until her older sister does.
A new kid must find a guy to date the meanest girl in school, the older sister of the girl he has a crush on, who cannot date until her older sister does.
On his first day at a new school, Cameron falls for Bianca Stratford. However not only is she popular and beautiful but her father has forbidden her to date until her older sister does too. The problem is her sister, Kat, is negative, bad tempered and unfriendly and certainly undateable. Cameron seeks the services of school bad boy Pat who he arranges to be paid to date Kat and thus allow him to go out with Bianca - but things never go smoothly when it comes to love.I'm not a big fan of teen comedies. They mostly are lame, trading on the same old plots and clichés that have been around since Animal House and Porkies. The recent trend has just seen classical texts adapted giving rise to some poor films like `She's all that'. The plot for this is basically `The Taming of the Shrew' updated - most of it bares little resemblance to the play but that doesn't matter - the core is interesting enough to stand on it's own. It may not surprise you in terms of who gets which girl and it's fairly predictable in a romantic comedy type way but that's not it.No - the film is funny, lively and pretty enjoyable. The comedy is built around the central plot with lots of nice touches and characters that are genuinely funny, such Mr Morgan and the erotic drama writing headmistress. The jokes happily never stoop to the gross-out type and this helps it feel fresh and lively, rather than just scrapping the bottom of the barrel.Another strength is that the cast are all very likeable and give good performances all round. Compared to the horror or Prince and Lillard in `She's all that' this was a dream cast. Ledger is a real up and comer and he does well here - he doesn't over-egg his bad boy cake and his fall into love is believable. Stiles is very cool and better than the teen roles she has had of late. Here she rises above the `outsider' cliché given to her and does good work - again being a likeable and believable character.. Gordon-Levitt is OK but quite characterless compared to the main two roles, likewise Oleynik. The bets roles are those on the edges and the three adult support roles really do well and are very funny - Janney, Mitchell and especially Miller on good form. Gabrielle Union is once again given a side role that doesn't play to her strength. I like her and want to see her in bigger roles but here she is a `minority face' in a predominately white film, just as she was in She's All That - maybe I'm being a little paranoid but that's what it feels like.Overall I was taken by surprise as to how funny and lively this film was. It didn't sink to the gross out comedy of so many teen movies and had characters and actors who brought spark and energy to the screen. It may be predictable but it works and the jokes and side characters just add to the sense of fun. Not brilliant but compared to the mediocre bunch of teen comedies you COULD watch, this is fantastic!
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Gil Junger
Director, Teacher
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November 7, 1954
New York City, New York, USA
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Gil Junger began his career in Hollywood by attending the University of Texas at Austin's Radio, TV...
Gil Junger began his career in Hollywood by attending the University of Texas at Austin's Radio, TV, and Film School. After graduating, he became a gofer. He moved into directing television, and has worked on such series as Dharma & Greg (1997) and The Golden Girls (1985). He was nominated for an Emmy and a Director's Guild Award for directing the episode of Ellen (1994), in which the lead character reveals that she is a lesbian. He broke into feature film directing with 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). He is an avid photographer, golfer, and musician, and is in a band called "Mid-Life Crisis".
Karen McCullah
Writer: written by
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Karen McCullah is a writer and producer, known for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Ugly Truth...
Karen McCullah is a writer and producer, known for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Ugly Truth (2009) and Legally Blonde (2001).
Kirsten Smith
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Heath Ledger
Patrick Verona
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Julia Stiles
Kat Stratford
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cameron James
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Larisa Oleynik
Bianca Stratford
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David Krumholtz
Michael
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Andrew Keegan
Joey Donner
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Susan May Pratt
Mandella
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Gabrielle Union
Chastity
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Larry Miller
Walter Stratford
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Daryl Mitchell
Mr. Morgan
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Allison Janney
Ms. Perky
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David Leisure
Mr. Chapin
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Greg Jackson
Scruvy
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Kyle Cease
Bogie Lowenstien
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Terence Heuston
Derek
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