10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

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.

Director:

Gil Junger

Writers:

Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith,

Stars:

Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Adapted from William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew," 10 Things I Hate About You starts off with Cameron, new student at Padua High, sitting in the office of the quirky guidance counselor Ms. Perky. He is then shown around the school by Michael, who will become his best friend. During his tour is when Cameron first sees Bianca Stratford, a beautiful sophomore with one problem: she isn't allowed to date. And neither is her "shrew" sister, Katarina, a senior who loves indie rock and feminist prose and hates conformity. But Kat and Bianca's father alters his house rule: now, Bianca can date... as long as Kat has a date, too. Now, in order for Cameron to date Bianca, he has to find someone to date Kat. So Michael helps him enlist the help of pretty-boy/jerk/model Joey Donner, tricking him into thinking that *he* will get to take Bianca out if he pays someone to take out Kat. His choice: Patrick Verona, a bad-boy with a mysterious reputation--some say he ate a live duck once, ...

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Plot Keywords:

school | shrew | dating | love | tutor | 

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Taglines:

I pine, I perish!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

31 March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

10 cosas que odio de ti

Filming Locations:

Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£439,976 (UK) (9 July 1999)

Gross:

SGD 412,405 (Singapore) (10 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Mad Chance, Jaret Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene in which Kat reads the "10 Things" poem was the first and only take, according to the DVD extras. Kat's tears towards the end of the poem were not planned.

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Goofs

The paint on Kat and Patrick's jumpsuits change in different shots.

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Quotes

Patrick: Was that a yes?
Kat Stratford: No.
Patrick: Well, then, was that a no?
Kat Stratford: No.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits there are practical jokes made by cast and crew and also goofs - including scenes that didn't make the final cut.

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Connections

Referenced in Numb3rs: Soft Target (2005)

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Soundtracks

"FNT"
Written by Dan Wilson, Jacob Slichter
Performed by Semisonic
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

It was very good

A movie like this doesn't exactly hit you over the head with its originality, and can only be as good as the actors. They must convince you that you've never seen anything like this before. In this case every single member of the cast is so good that they sold me on the movie from minute one. Heath Ledger & Julia Stiles make a great couple and his rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" was one of the highlights. When Julia listed the "10 Things" she was crying and I was, too - extremely unusual for me in a movie like this. Everyone else was just as good and this movie is a keeper.