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Overview

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Director:
David Raynr
Writer (WGA):
Mark Schwahn (written by)
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Release Date:
31 March 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
How low will they go to get the girls of their dreams?
Plot:
A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
A pair of friends seek love elsewhere when all they had to do is find each other. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Got to Be You (USA) (working title)
I'll Be You (USA) (working title)
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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 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Ryan: Finger suck good. Vomit shower bad. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Not Another Teen Movie (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Ryan's Jam more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A pair of friends seek love elsewhere when all they had to do is find each other., 26 March 2000
Author: scrutiny from Jersey City, NJ

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?

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