10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Director:

Gil Junger

Writers (WGA):

Karen McCullah Lutz (written by) &
Kirsten Smith (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.

Plot:

A remake of the classic Shakespare play "The Taming of the Shrew.", set in a modern day highschool.

Plot Keywords:

Sister | School | Shrew | William Shakespeare | Dating

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Heath Ledger	...	Patrick Verona
Julia Stiles	...	Kat Stratford
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Cameron James
Larisa Oleynik	...	Bianca Stratford
David Krumholtz	...	Michael
Andrew Keegan	...	Joey Donner
Susan May Pratt	...	Mandella
Gabrielle Union	...	Chastity
Larry Miller	...	Walter Stratford
Daryl Mitchell	...	Mr. Morgan (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Allison Janney	...	Ms. Perky
David Leisure	...	Mr. Chapin
Greg Jackson	...	Scruvy
Kyle Cease	...	Bogie Lowenstien
Terence Heuston	...	Derek

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and dialogue, alcohol and drug-related scenes, all involving teens.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M (TV rating) | UK:12 (cut) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Iceland:L | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

One of the books clearly seen in the bookshop scene with Kat and Patrick is entitled: "10 Stupid Things Women Do To Mess Up Their Lives"

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Michael is almost hit by Kat's car, the reflection of set lights can clearly be seen on Michael's helmet.

Quotes:

Mr. Morgan: Get outta my class.
Kat Stratford: What?
Mr. Morgan: Out. Get out!
Joey: Thanks, Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan: Shut up!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-22)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Bad Reputation

Pretty good overall

Based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," "10 Things I Hate About You" offers a refreshing revival of the "good" teen films, as compared to the "typical" teen films.

It's based on Shakespeare's story somewhat loosely. It's about a teenaged girl whose father will not allow her to date. Finally he comes up with a clever idea - if she can convince her older sister (who is a strict, boring "b***") to date someone, the younger sibling can as well. Her father knows this is as realistic as saying "When pigs begin to fly" but then he can't be accused of being unfair.

"10 Things..." is overall pretty good. It's better than I thought it would be. It has some funny moments, it's got a talented cast with some older actors popping up in various humorous roles, etc. It's not as refreshing or unique as a John Hughes teen comedy but it certainly plays upon some of the clichés of the genre (invented by Hughes no less) to good effect.

Overall, I was impressed with the movie, and the actors, and that's saying a lot considering it's a teen film (a genre I have come to loathe recently with entries such as "Slackers" etc.).