John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writer:

Jeff Lowell

Stars:

Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Metcalfe	...	John Tucker
Brittany Snow	...	Kate
Ashanti	...	Heather
Sophia Bush	...	Beth
Arielle Kebbel	...	Carrie
Penn Badgley	...	Scott
Jenny McCarthy	...	Lori
Fatso-Fasano	...	Tommy (as Fatsô-Fasanô)
Kevin McNulty	...	Basketball Coach
Patricia Drake	...	Coach Williams
Amanda Li	...	Spelling Bee Girl
Jeffrey Ballard	...	Cute Boy (as Jeff Ballard)
Taylor Kitsch	...	Justin
Steve Bacic	...	Skip #1
Dean Wray	...	Skip #2

Storyline

Kate (Brittany Snow) is the new girl in school. She catches John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) dating three different girls at once: Carrie - the smart girl, Heather - the cheerleader, and Beth - the activist slut; none of them are aware that they are not the only girl in John's heart. Kate, having been raised by a single mother, has seen the pain caused by playboys like John Tucker, and she won't stand idly by. Together with the three jilted ex-girlfriends, they hatch a plan to teach John a lesson. Things rarely go as planned, especially when Kate starts to think that she might be falling for John herself.

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Plot Keywords:

school | dating | cheerleader | single mother | popularity | 

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Taglines:

Don't Get Mad, Get Even

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Site ("Beth") Official MySpace Site ("Carrie")

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

28 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rache ist sexy

Filming Locations:

Azure Lounge & Grill Bar - 770 Pacific Blvd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,276,534 (USA) (28 July 2006)

Gross:

$41,009,669 (USA) (27 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Landscape Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the girls go over to Kate's house in the background there is a picture of the actual person that plays Kate (Brittany Snow) when she was younger.

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Goofs

When John is in the locker room he says "Nobody is whipped, John Tucker is not whipped". However, when Carrie shows Kate the recording he says "I am not whipped, John Tucker is not whipped".

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Quotes

John Tucker: It's always all about me. John! John! John!

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Crazy Credits

After the cast list in the credits, the movie shows the girls walking past a staircase. A teacher is walking down and drops a whole pile of papers and the papers spread all over the staircase. A group of male teachers come by and they bend down to help. When they bend down, you see different patterned thongs.

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Connections

References Chasing Papi (2003)

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Soundtracks

I Like What You Say
Written by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot
Performed by Nada Surf
Produced by Matthew Caws and Tom Beaujour
Nada Surf appears courtesy of Barsuk Records

User Reviews

cute and upbeat

When I first saw the previews for this film I thought it looked funny, but shallow..and a little trashy. However, after I saw the film I was surprised to find the film uplifting, with some depth , and good actors. Ashanti,Bush,and Kebbel blend together well as they team up against Tucker. Each of their personalities contribute to this film in a special way. Snow (the lead character) was what made the film. She truly lit up the screen.Actors aside the movie as a whole was enjoyable and exciting. This movie maybe was not the most spectacular movie created. But it was fun and worth spending a few bucks to see.

If you are looking for something entertaining, you might want to give this a try.

4 out of 5 stars