Whatever It Takes (2000)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

David Raynr

Writer (WGA):

Mark Schwahn (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

How low will they go to get the girls of their dreams?

Plot:

A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Prom | Prom Queen | Womanizer | Teen Sex Comedy

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Ashley Grant
Shane West	...	Ryan Woodman
Marla Sokoloff	...	Maggie Carter
Manu Intiraymi	...	Dunleavy
Aaron Paul	...	Floyd
Julia Sweeney	...	Kate Woodman
James Franco	...	Chris Campbell
Kip Pardue	...	Harris
Scott Vickaryous	...	Stu
Colin Hanks	...	Cosmo
Richard Schiff	...	P.E. Teacher
Kevin Ruf	...	Security Guard
Erin Champaign	...	Shower Girl
Rachel Zerko	...	Shower Girl
Eric Kushnick	...	Stoner

Also Known As:

Got to Be You (USA) (working title)
I'll Be You (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual material and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills High School - 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

I'll Be You Productions

Quotes:

Ryan: Finger suck good. Vomit shower bad.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

Soundtrack:

Ryan's Jam

A pair of friends seek love elsewhere when all they had to do is find each other.

Whatever it Takes is another teenage comedy which takes place in I guess another of the top ten high schools in America where no one is ugly, no one seems to be lacking financially, and no one of discernible color or race plays a major part in the proceedings. In other words, an utopia for the new century. Even though Whatever it Takes may have been influenced on the surface by Rostand's long nosed romantic miscreant, it really falls in line with John Hughes' two fisted romantic romps of the 80's Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful. All these films deal with the strained relationship between a pair of life long friends when an affair of the heart presents itself. Whatever's problems stem from the fact both leads who are supposedly intelligent can't see the forest for the trees. Sokoloff and West are very engaging and great to look at but to assume old friends will be become new lovers strains the tenets of logic. Love may be blind but does it necessarily have to be dumb as well, even in this day and age?