Never Been Kissed (1999)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers (WGA):

Abby Kohn (written by) &
Marc Silverstein (written by)

Release Date:

9 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The Class Clown Just Turned Chic.

Plot:

A journalist enrolls in her old highschool as part of her research for a story.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Editor | Reporter | Undercover | Teacher

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Drew Barrymore	...	Josie Geller
David Arquette	...	Rob Geller
Michael Vartan	...	Sam Coulson
Molly Shannon	...	Anita
John C. Reilly	...	Gus
Garry Marshall	...	Rigfort
Sean Whalen	...	Merkin
Cress Williams	...	George
Octavia Spencer	...	Cynthia (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Sarah DeVincentis	...	Rhoda
Allen Covert	...	Roger in Op-Ed
Rock Reiser	...	Dutton
David Doty	...	Hairplug Bruns
Derek Morgan	...	Armcast Henson (as Derrick Morgan)
Kathleen Marshall	...	Sun-Times Worker
Jenny Bicks	...	Miss Haskell
Leelee Sobieski	...	Aldys
Jeremy Jordan	...	Guy Perkins
Jessica Alba	...	Kirsten
Marley Shelton	...	Kristin
Jordan Ladd	...	Gibby
Katie Lansdale	...	Tracy
Branden Williams	...	Tommy
James Franco	...	Jason (as James Edward Franco)
Gregory Sporleder	...	Coach Romano
Martha Hackett	...	Mrs. Knox
Jennifer Parsons	...	P.E. Teacher
Andrew Wilson	...	School Guard
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Denominator
Alex Solowitz	...	Brett
Niesha Trout	...	Sera
Chad Haywood	...	Matz (as Chad Christian Haywood)
Cory Hardrict	...	Packer
Chad Todhunter	...	Stoner #1
Daniel Louis Rivas	...	Stoner #2
Mark Edwards	...	School Guard #2
Denny Kirkwood	...	Billy Prince
Marissa Jaret Winokur	...	Sheila
Carmen Llywelyn	...	Rob's Girlfriend (as Carmen Llywellyn)
Sara Downing	...	Billy's Prom Date
Mike Moyer	...	Monty Malik (as Mike G. Moyer)
Steven Wilde	...	Bouncer
Maya McLaughlin	...	Lara
David Douglas	...	Rasta
Russell Bobbitt	...	Carny
Tara Skye	...	Tyke
Mark Allen	...	D.J.
Conor O'Neil	...	Gibby's Prom Date
Joe Ochman	...	Prom Judge #1
Don Snell	...	Prom Judge #2
Jason Weissbrod	...	Big Bad Wolf
Tinsley Grimes	...	Little Red Riding Hood
Joshua Fitzgerald	...	Tarzan
Amanda Wilmshurst	...	Fruit Headdress Woman
William Abers	...	Ozomatli Band Member (as Willy Abers)
Ulises Bella	...	Ozomatli Band Member (as Ullses Bella)
Jose Espinosa	...	Ozomatli Band Member
Lucas MacFadden	...	Ozomatli Band Member
William Marrufo	...	Ozomatli Band Member (as William Marruto)
Raul Pacheco	...	Ozomatli Band Member
Justin Poree	...	Ozomatli Band Member (as Justin Porée)
Asdrubal Sierra	...	Ozomatli Band Member (as Asdru Sierra)
Charles Stewart	...	Ozomatli Band Member
Jiro Yamaguchi	...	Ozomatli Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Aguilar	...	Student (uncredited)
A. David Burleigh	...	ND-Shopper #2 (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory	...	Pretty Brunette High School Student (uncredited)
Kevin Scott Greer	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	T.V. News Cameraman (uncredited)
Billy McLellan	...	Boy on Street (uncredited)
Tracy Reiner	...	Fan at Baseball Game (uncredited)
Marcello Robinson	...	Ferris Boy (uncredited)
Hunter G. Williams	...	Foreign Exchange student (uncredited)
Danny Zavatsky	...	HighSchool Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Raja Gosnell

Writing credits (WGA)
Abby Kohn		(written by) &
Marc Silverstein		(written by)

Produced by
Drew Barrymore	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Downer	....	co-producer
Sandy Isaac	....	producer
Nancy Juvonen	....	producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Alex Nepomniaschy

Film Editing by
Debra Chiate
Marcelo Sansevieri

Casting by
Justine Baddeley
Kim Davis

Production Design by
Steven J. Jordan

Art Direction by
William Hiney

Set Decoration by
Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by
Mona May

Makeup Department
Stacey Bergman	....	hair stylist
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head
Joann Kozloff	....	makeup artist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair stylist (as Lori McCoy)
Barbara Olvera	....	key hair stylist
Joni Powell	....	makeup artist (as Joni Powell)
Christina Raye	....	hair stylist
Laine Trzinski	....	hair stylist (as Elaine M. Cascio)
Lyssa Wittlin Baumert	....	makeup artist
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist
Sherilyn Stetz	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Betsy Bottando	....	production supervisor
Jeffrey Downer	....	unit production manager
Jack L. Murray	....	production manager: non-DGA
Jack L. Murray	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director
Susan J. Hellmann	....	second assistant director
Traci M. Lewis	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Peter J. Bates	....	set dresser
Giovanni Bianchini	....	assistant property master
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
Tracy Bobbitt	....	property assistant (as Tracy M. Bobbitt)
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Kristin Frances Jones	....	lead person
Steven Light-Orr	....	set dresser
Keri Littledeer	....	construction medic
Susan E. Lomino	....	set designer
Richard L. Manalia	....	set dresser (as Rick 'Gramps' Manalia)
Glenn Matayoshi	....	set dresser (as Glenn S. Matayoshi)
Adam Olszewski	....	on-set dresser
Lisa Ozanne	....	set dresser
Amy Ryder	....	buyer
Mark Sakamoto	....	co-leadman
Ken Scaife	....	construction coordinator
Mike Suhy	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Blake R. Cornett	....	assistant sound editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Hanson Hsu	....	stage engineer
R.J. Kizer	....	dialogue editor
Vanessa Lapato	....	dialogue editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Nielsen	....	cable person (as Randy L. Nielsen)
Kelly Oxford	....	supervising adr editor
Steve F. Price	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Resnick	....	sound effects editor
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator
Keith A. Wester	....	production sound mixer
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor
John Lajvort	....	sound editorial engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)
Chris Walkowiak	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Rob Blue	....	digital artist: main title
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	scanning and film recording
Peter W. Moyer	....	digital compositor: Digital FilmWorks
Mike Roby	....	digital artist
Rich Thorne	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken W. Ballantine	....	lighting technician
Mike Bonnaud	....	lamp operator
David Burnett	....	best boy electric (as David R. Burnett)
Michael Chang	....	rigger
Gary Dagg	....	key grip
Kirill Davidoff	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dennis De La Mata	....	key grip
Dave Egerstrom	....	film loader
Anette Haellmigk	....	director of photography: second unit
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Aaron Katz	....	video assist operator
Josh Levy	....	second video assistant
Richard A. Mention III	....	first assistant camera
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer (as Mike G. Moyer)
David W. Nims	....	rigging key grip
Rick Rios	....	grip: Chicago
Gregory Shummon	....	electric rigger
Arnie Sirlin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Stone	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Stone	....	camera operator
Jimi Udel	....	rigging grip
Mark N. Woods	....	electrician
Loren S. Yaconelli	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Boyd	....	video assist operator: Chicago (uncredited)
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judy Cook	....	extras casting
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Perri Kimono	....	costume supervisor
Jillian Kreiner	....	costumer
Christine Orth	....	key costumer
Damien Quinn	....	costumer
Houston Sams	....	wardrobe assistant (as C. Houston Sams)
Felipe Sanchez	....	costume illustrator

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Blake Danforth	....	assistant editor
Karman Graham	....	post-production assistant
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer
Laura Steiger	....	first assistant editor
Kathy Thomson	....	digital colorist
Kurt Leitner	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Glen Ballard	....	music producer
J.J. Holiday	....	musician
Alexander Janko	....	orchestrator (as Xandy Janko)
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
David Newman	....	conductor
Krystyna Newman	....	scoring consultant
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor (as Mary Ramos-Oden)
Gary Raymond	....	music playback
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Jed Smith	....	musician: trombone
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Zachary Gibson Smith	....	musician: drums/percussion
Tom Villano	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Thomas Garris	....	driver
Hugh Kelly	....	transportation
Brita McCollough	....	driver
Lee Stepp	....	transportation captain
Gina August	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Mitchell Bell	....	production coordinator
Sheryl Benko	....	assistant: Mr. Gosnell
Jeff Bilger	....	production assistant
Betsy Bottando	....	location manager
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
Karen Chalk Wheeler	....	post-production accountant (as Karen Wheeler)
Sam M. Cobb	....	first aid (as Samuel M. Cobb)
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Corinne Fixmer	....	file clerk
Marty Frasu	....	synthesizer programmer
Sissy Grover	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian O. Haynes	....	location manager
Mary Holliday	....	production assistant (as Mary E. Holliday)
Bob Kay	....	production assistant (as Robert E. Kay)
Harvey Malkin	....	production accountant (as Harvey K. Malkin)
Shaun M. McGovern	....	first assistant accountant (as Shaun McGovern)
Stefan Nikolov	....	assistant location manager
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Denise Rosen	....	second assistant accountant (as Denise E. Rosen)
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
Terry Sakow	....	consultant: marching band
Roland Sanchez	....	production assistant
Helen Sideris	....	assistant: Mr. Downer
John Starr	....	craft service
John Strahm	....	assistant location manager
Gwenn Stroman	....	assistant: Drew Barrymore
Gwenn Stroman	....	assistant: Ms. Juvonen
Natalie Ungvari	....	production secretary
Nichelle 'Nikki' Walker	....	production assistant (as Nichelle D. Walker)
Brooklyn Weaver	....	production assistant (as Brooklyn R. Weaver)
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
David J. Zelman	....	assistant: Mr. Isaac
Melissa Park	....	stand-in: Drew Barrymore (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Bushwood Pictures
• Flower Films (II)
• Never Been Kissed Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1999) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1999) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2000) (Greece) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Odeon (2000) (Greece) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• WB Television Network, The (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Capitol Records  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Scarlet Letters  end credits

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material and some drug content.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Denmark:A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

When Josie finds her car in the middle of the football field, the school band is playing the theme song to "The Simpsons" (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: Rob's multi-colored lei he is wearing the first time we see him at the Tiki Post changes position between shots.

Quotes:

Josie Geller: That'll teach me to wear white jeans after labor day.
Gibby Zerefski: I don't think you're supposed to wear white jeans after 1983.

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Watching the Wheels

Can't hate anything with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba in the cast list...

The nice thing about Drew Barrymore - or, to paraphrase the late Douglas Adams, ONE of the nice things for there are several - is that she's willing to try almost anything from "Guncrazy" to "Ever After" (although I suspect she would draw the line at "Bad Girls 2"). In this appealing though predictable teen flick, she's an eager writer for a newspaper given a chance to prove she can do more by going undercover to see what today's teens are up to in high school, and finds that nothing's really changed.

Drew is as engaging as ever whether appearing in class way too overdressed or dancing on stage while on drugs (relax, the film's overall pretty inoffensive), and it may have been prophetic that her joke about having been named Josie after the leader of a cartoon rock band goes over the head of her best friend at school (the film version of "Josie and the Pussycats" was a box office flop in America). The movie isn't exactly surprising, and won't appeal to anyone who insists on teen films having acid in their veins - but then again, the edgier "Jawbreaker" wasn't just bad-spirited, it was BAD, period. Call me soppy, but I like a happy ending, and this does have one (even The Prettiest Girls In School don't turn out to be that horrid in the end).

If only the Seekers' "Free To Be You And Me" (which Drew and her friends sing along to in a car in one scene) and some of David Newman's sweet score had been on the soundtrack album, but that's not a problem exclusive to this film; what with this and "Charlie's Angels" (not to mention "Olive, the Other Reindeer") Barrymore's record as a producer is a lot better than, say, Michelle Pfeiffer's. And as I said in the summary, you get Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba in the same movie (this is a Twentieth Century Fox movie in more ways than one).