Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

Directors:

Harry Elfont
Deborah Kaplan

Writers (WGA):

Deborah Kaplan (written by) &
Harry Elfont (written by)

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

For the class of 1998, the last night of high school is the first night of the rest of their lives.

Plot:

Multicharacter teenage comedy about high school graduates with different agenda of life on graduation night.

Plot Keywords:

Party | High School | Graduation | Letter | Nerd

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Amanda Beckett
Ethan Embry	...	Preston Meyers
Charlie Korsmo	...	William Lichter
Lauren Ambrose	...	Denise Fleming
Peter Facinelli	...	Mike Dexter
Seth Green	...	Kenny Fisher
Michelle Brookhurst	...	Girl Whose Party It Is
Alexander Martin	...	Exchange Student
Erik Palladino	...	Cousin Ron
Channon Roe	...	Jock #1
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Jock #2
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Jock #3 (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Joel Michaely	...	X-Phile #1
Jay Paulson	...	X-Phile #2
Brian Hall	...	Real Homeboy
Branden Williams	...	Homeboy #1
Robert Jayne	...	Homeboy #2 (as Bobby Jacoby)
Johnny Zander	...	Guitar Player
Donald Faison	...	Drummer
Alec Ledd	...	Bass Player (as Alaa Khaled)
Jaime Pressly	...	Girlfriend #1 (as Jamie Pressly)
Tamala Jones	...	Girlfriend #2
Jennifer Lyons	...	Girlfriend #3
Seth Peterson	...	Keg Guy
Angelo Vacco	...	Beer Drinker
Nick Paulos	...	Beer Drinker
Chris Owen	...	Klepto Kid
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Reddi Whip Kid (as Vicellous Shannon)
Victor Togunde	...	Reminiscing Guy
Monica McSwain	...	Groupie
Marisol Nichols	...	Groupie
Liz Stauber	...	Gossipy Girl
Nicole Bilderback	...	Ready to Have Sex Girl
Jason Segel	...	Watermelon Guy
Paige Moss	...	Ashley
Clea DuVall	...	Jana (as Clea Duvall)
Leslie Grossman	...	Ready to Have Sex's Friend
Ali MacLean	...	Language Lab Girl
Brian Klugman	...	Stoner Guy
Meadow Sisto	...	Hippie Girl
Eric Balfour	...	Hippie Guy
Selma Blair	...	Girl Mike Hits On #1
Jennifer Paz	...	Girl Mike Hits On #2
Sara Rue	...	Earth Girl
Nils Larsen	...	Skinny Guy
Steve Monroe	...	Headbanger
Eric Brice Scott	...	Hockey Guy
Christopher Wiehl	...	Horny Guy (as Chris Wiehl)
John Patrick White	...	Tassel Guy
Jamie Donnelly	...	Teacher
Reni Santoni	...	Cop
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	...	Cop
Corinne Reilly	...	Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amber Benson	...	Stoned Girl (scenes deleted)
Jenna Elfman	...	The Angel (uncredited)
Harry Elfont	...	Graduation Student (voice) (uncredited)
Alexandra Ella	...	Giggle Girl (uncredited)
Shannon Frank	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Yearbook Girl (uncredited)
Arden James	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Deborah Kaplan	...	Graduation Student (voice) (uncredited)
Will Klipstine	...	Drunk Partygoer (uncredited)
Breckin Meyer	...	Lead Singer (uncredited)
Jerry O'Connell	...	Trip McNeely (uncredited)
Mary Ann Schmidt	...	All Night Party Guest (uncredited)
Tracy R. West	...	Sydney, Graduate Student (uncredited)
Scott Ryan Whinery	...	Graduate Student (uncredited)
Johnny Whitworth	...	Gum Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Harry Elfont
Deborah Kaplan

Writing credits (WGA)
Deborah Kaplan		(written by) &
Harry Elfont		(written by)

Produced by
Richard Graves	....	associate producer
Karen Koch	....	co-producer
Betty Thomas	....	producer
Jenno Topping	....	producer

Original Music by
David Kitay

Cinematography by
Lloyd Ahern II		(director of photography) (as Lloyd Ahern)

Film Editing by
Michael Jablow

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Marcia Hinds		(as Marcia Hinds-Johnson)
Adam Short

Art Direction by
Bo Johnson

Set Decoration by
Jan K. Bergstrom		(as Jan Bergstrom)

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges

Makeup Department
John Damiani	....	key makeup artist
Frances Mathias	....	hair stylist
Voni Hinkle	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Kerry Mendenhall	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Shari Perry	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Wendy Robin	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Karen Koch	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Ascher	....	second second assistant director (as David L. Ascher)
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director
Susan J. Hellmann	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Craig B. Ayers Sr.	....	greensman
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
Tracy Bobbitt	....	assistant props (as Tracy M. Bobbitt)
Bryan D. Garofalo	....	assistant property master
Joseph P. Lucky	....	set designer
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Eric Sundahl	....	set designer
Donald B. Woodruff	....	set designer
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)
Michael Casey	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Daren Dochterman	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Jim Gmuer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Lafferty	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Tim R. Lafferty	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Scott MacLachlan	....	property maker (uncredited)
Todd Morris	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Jodi Tripi	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
John H. Arrufat	....	dialogue editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator
David B. Cohn	....	supervising adr editor
David M. Cowan	....	dialogue editor
Ali Derakhshan	....	assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer (as Nerses Auguste Gezalyan)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Drake Jenevein	....	assistant sound editor
Roxanne Jones	....	supervising sound editor
David Kirschner	....	production sound mixer
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Patricio A. Libenson	....	foley editor (as Patricio Libenson)
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Diana J. Rogers	....	apprentice sound editor
Steven Ticknor	....	sound effects editor
Scott A. Tinsley	....	foley editor (as Scot Tinsely)
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Matt Colleran	....	dubbing recordist (uncredited)
Lisa Varetakis	....	sound editor (TV version) (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lou Carlucci	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera (uncredited)

Stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunt coordinator
Mitchell Dean	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Carl Boles	....	chief lighting technician
Mike Bonnaud	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Michael Bonnaud)
Anthony R. Collier	....	second grip
Mark W. Elias	....	key grip
Joe Kraft	....	dolly grip
Mark La Bonge	....	camera operator (as Mark LaBonge)
Todd McMullen	....	first assistant camera
Darren Michaels	....	unit still photographer
Sean J. O'Shea	....	second assistant camera (as Sean O'Shea)
Pasquale Attanasio	....	grip: re-shoot (uncredited)
Michael Cassidy	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Luis Moreno	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Leigh French	....	voice casting
Judy Cook	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Freddy Luis	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Beth Bocchicchio	....	set costumer (as Mary Beth Ramsey)
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Eden C. Coblenz)
Shari Gray	....	costumer
Lisa Halperin	....	set costumer
Damien Quinn	....	costumer
Lori Jean Sacks	....	costumer (as Lori Sacks)

Editorial Department
Linda DeMarco	....	color timer (as Linda Demarco)
Heather Mullen	....	first assistant editor
Jud Nealon	....	assistant editor
Eric Wiler	....	assistant editor
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Stuart Grusin	....	music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Suzan Mann	....	music clearance
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Brian Benison	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation captain
Shane Greedy	....	transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Jason Behrman	....	assistant: Ms. Thomas
Jeff Bilger	....	production assistant
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant (as Patsy Deshields)
John Falvey	....	assistant: Ms. Koch
Stephen Fischer	....	location manager
Mary Holliday	....	production assistant
Lis Peery	....	assistant: Ms. Topping
Michael Peters	....	assistant: Ms. Kaplan and Mr. Elfont
Claire Raskind	....	unit publicist
Lisa Schafer	....	assistant: Ms. Thomas
John Starr	....	craft service
Louise Tolan	....	production assistant
Christine White	....	production coordinator
Melissa Elliott	....	title designer (uncredited)
Paul Guyot	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Dominique Jaramillo	....	production medic (uncredited)
Chris Miller	....	technical services (uncredited)
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	key medic (uncredited)
Wayne Witherspoon	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Tall Trees Productions (as A Tall Trees Production)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Special Effects

• D. Rez Hollywood (digital effects)
• FractalVision (fractal animation courtesy of) (as FractalVision Oak Park, California)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (as The American Humane Association)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Elektra Records  soundtrack
• Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG  author of this film (motion picture) for the purpose of copyright and other laws (as Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Film KG)
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Santa Clarita Studios  special thanks
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound editorial services
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  mixed and re-recorded at
• Trailer Park  main titles design

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (as Sony Dynamic Digital Sound)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35793)

Filming Locations:

1090 Rubio Street, Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The drummer of the band at the party says to the lead singer: "You look like Lestat!" (because of his clothes). This is a reference to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Denise is hit with the brownie it leaves chocolate in her hair, but later in the bathroom it is on her face.

Quotes:

[after looking in the refrigerator]
Girl Whose Party It Is:That is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen! What is wrong with you people?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Criminal (2011/II)

Soundtrack:

Love Hurts

If I'd gone to a party like this, my life might've turned out better

After a while, it's hard to remember back to that immortality of youth that this movie captures in a very clever way. The number of now famous actors and actresses who pop up in this epic is amazing. The characters are well polished: The jerks are jerkier, the nerds are nerdier, the jocks are even more jocked up, and as a boy who remembers what it was like to love the most popular girl from afar, the pain you suffered with that love was of a white hot intensity that the hero of this movie could not let go, much to his betterment, and to my loss (I didn't go, and she never knew).

Brilliant.