10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Director:

Gil Junger

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

31 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There are so many different ways to hate. Count them yourself.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

School | Shrew | Dating | Love | Tutor

Awards:

2 wins & 12 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
Cameron Fraser	...	Trevor
Eric Riedmann	...	Audio Visual Guy
Quinn Maixner	...	Beautiful Jock
Demegio Kimbrough	...	Coffee Kid #1
Todd Butler	...	Coffee Kid #2
Dennis Mosley	...	Cohort
Bianca Kajlich	...	Coffee Girl
Nick Vukelic	...	Drugged Out Loser
Ben Laurance	...	Wimpy Loser (as Benjamin Laurance)
Aidan Kennedy	...	Laughing Loser
Jelani Quinn	...	Crying Loser
Jesse Dyer	...	Screaming Loser
Aaron Therol	...	Detention Student
Carlos Lacamara	...	Bartender
Joshua Thorpe	...	Jock
J.R. Johnson	...	Mba Guy at Party
Wendy Gottlieb	...	Heather
Brian Hood	...	Clem
Travis Muller	...	Cowboy
Ari Karczag	...	Kissing Guy
Laura Kenny	...	Judith
Alice Evans	...	Perky Girl
Jesper Inglis	...	Buckaroo Bartender
Nick Brown	...	Biker
Monique Powell	...	Save Ferris Singer
Brian Mashburn	...	Save Ferris Singer
Kay Hanley	...	Letters To Cleo Singer
Michael Eisenstein	...	Letters To Cleo Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Babin	...	Girl in Night Club (uncredited)
Tim Bennett	...	School Administrator (uncredited)
Shelsie Blake	...	Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Gil Junger	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Daniel Kountz	...	Admirer #1 (uncredited)
Alisa Mackay	...	Coffee Girl #2 (uncredited)
Katy Magnuson	...	Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Amber Matthews	...	Club Dancer #1 (uncredited)
Joshua Mosley	...	Cohort (uncredited)
Bridget O'Neill	...	Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Tommy Snider	...	Student (uncredited)
Jay Zorich	...	Roland / High School Security Cop (uncredited)

Directed by
Gil Junger

Writing credits (WGA)
Karen McCullah Lutz		(written by) &
Kirsten Smith		(written by)
William Shakespeare		(play "The Taming of the Shrew") uncredited

Produced by
Jeffrey Chernov	....	executive producer
Jody Hedien	....	co-producer
Seth Jaret	....	executive producer
Andrew Lazar	....	producer
Greg Silverman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Richard Gibbs

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
O. Nicholas Brown

Casting by
Gail Goldberg
Donna Morong
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
Carol Winstead Wood

Art Direction by
Gilbert Wong

Set Decoration by
Charles Graffeo

Costume Design by
Kimberly A. Tillman

Makeup Department
Martin 'Vinnie' Hagood	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ross Fanger	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sally Sue Beisel	....	second second assistant director
K.C. Colwell	....	first assistant director
Darin Rivetti	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mary Buri	....	set dresser
Brady J. Condit	....	on-set dresser
Steven E. Eyrse	....	head painter
Tracy Farrington	....	property master
Michael McCombe	....	head greensman
Ken Milford	....	lead man
Kenneth Milfred	....	lead man
John Sweeney	....	assistant propmaster
Alun Vick	....	construction coordinator
Nick Worsfold	....	painter
Thom Caraccio	....	signwriter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Bayard Carey	....	production sound mixer
Tom Condon	....	cable person
Tom Condon	....	second boom operator
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound effects editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Schneider	....	boom operator
Thomas Whiting	....	supervising adr editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Ray Brown	....	special effects foreman
Casey Pritchett	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Wesley Scott	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Baird	....	video playback operator
Edward Barnes	....	additional rigging gaffer
Robin Buerki	....	Steadicam operator
Robin Buerki	....	camera operator
Richard J. Cartwright	....	still photographer
Matthew J. Curry	....	b camera first assistant: steadicam
Rocky Ford	....	key grip
Steve Graves	....	best boy grip
Neil Holcomb	....	rigging gaffer
Ian Jennings	....	lighting technician
David R. Kohn	....	lighting technician
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: Spacecam
Tim Merrill	....	dolly grip
Jimmie R. Owens	....	grip
Bubba Sheffield	....	key grip
Gregory D. Smith	....	grip
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera
Scott Watkins	....	best boy rigging grip
Troy White	....	best boy electric
Jesse Wine	....	electrician: Seattle
Jay W. Yowler	....	gaffer
Michael LePard	....	rigging electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Doyle	....	casting: Northeast
Lisa Rochette	....	casting associate
Maura Tighe	....	casting: Northeast
Matthew Messinger	....	casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allyson B. Fanger	....	assistant costume designer
Ann Miller	....	set costumer
Sally Roberts	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Brett Carroll	....	first assistant editor
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Steve Moe	....	assistant editor
Charles Rapp	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Alfonso E. Chavez	....	music programmer
George Doering	....	musician
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Richard Gibbs	....	orchestrator
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Robert Marts	....	music playback operator
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Nick South	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ronnie King	....	transportation

Other crew
Steve Abrams	....	payroll accountant
Tina Anderson	....	assistant to director
Toni Atterbury	....	unit publicist
Natalie Beauchene	....	location assistant
Vicky Berglund-Davenport	....	location scouting
Brett Boydstun	....	assistant production coordinator
John Catron	....	first assistant accountant
Eric Colvin	....	synthesizer programmer
J. Daniel Dusek	....	location manager
Katrina Elder	....	production assistant
Anna E. Hayward	....	set production assistant
Denise Heinrich	....	production coordinator
Gym Hinderer	....	assistant: A. Lazar
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot
Nancy Karlin	....	script supervisor
Jordana Kronen	....	location manager
Jeff Laplante	....	accountant
Mark Mahrer	....	second assistant accountant
Michele Mehaffey	....	production assistant
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer
Charles Rapp	....	assistant: Mr. Chernov
Kelli Sample	....	assistant: Mr. Junger
Mary Ellen Seaman	....	key craft service
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	set production assistant
Wesley Staples	....	studio teacher
K.L. Connie Wang	....	assistant: clearance administrator (as Connie Wang)
Sean Wicks	....	assistant: A. Lazar

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Mad Chance
• Jaret Entertainment

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Mexico (1999) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1999) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (10th anniversary edition)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (10th anniversary edition)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (10th anniversary edition)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (10th anniversary edition)
• Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  opticals
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Sound  re-recorded at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Picture Mill, The  main titles
• Third Street Signs Boynton Beach  props
• Village Recorder, The  score recorded and mixed at (as The Village Recorders)
• Walt Disney Music Library, The  music preparation

Also Known As:

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 | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

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 | Australia:M (TV rating) | UK:12 (cut) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | UK:12 (re-rating, uncut)

Filming Locations:

Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Larisa Oleynik and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also date each other in "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996), as Tommy and Alissa.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Kat is drunk, and her and Patrick are walking up the hill, after she starts crawling, Heath Ledger calls her "Kate".

Quotes:

Patrick:It's not everyday you find a girl who'll flash someone to get you out of detention.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Deliver Us from Eva (2003)

Soundtrack:

Saturday Night

Funny, lively and enjoyable despite being a little predictable

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!