I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school - Beth Cooper - during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers:

Larry Doyle (screenplay), Larry Doyle (novel)

Stars:

Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayden Panettiere	...	Beth Cooper
Paul Rust	...	Denis Cooverman
Jack Carpenter	...	Rich Munsch (as Jack T. Carpenter)
Lauren London	...	Cammy
Lauren Storm	...	Treece
Shawn Roberts	...	Kevin
Jared Keeso	...	Dustin
Brendan Penny	...	Sean
Marie Avgeropoulos	...	Valli Wooley
Josh Emerson	...	Greg Saloga
Alan Ruck	...	Mr. C
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Mrs. C
Pat Finn	...	Coach Raupp
Andrea Savage	...	Dr. Gleason
Violet Columbus	...	Sullen Girl (Angelica)

Storyline

When Dennis Cooverman gives the commencement speech at his graduation, his friend tells him to let it all out. So he proclaims his love for Beth Cooper the head cheerleader, and reveals things about everyone in the graduating class as well as some other people. Later Beth confronts him and he invites her to a graduation party at his house. And to his surprise she and two of her friends show up. But also some of the people he offended with his speech. And one of them is Beth's boyfriend who she just broke up with. So they all get in Beth's car and drive away. And what follows is wild adventure.

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Plot Keywords:

speech | love | popular girl | party | cheerleader | 

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Taglines:

Five Little Words Can Change Your Life

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, some teen drinking and drug references, and brief violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aishi no Besu Kûpâ

Filming Locations:

Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,919,433 (USA) (10 July 2009)

Gross:

$14,793,904 (USA) (25 September 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Atomic, 1492 Pictures, Bece Canada Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Buffalo Glenn High School and Harpers Community College are named for writer Larry Doyle's hometown's institutions: Buffalo Grove High School and Harper College.

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Goofs

When Greg hugs Denis at Valli's party, the collar on Denis's shirt is popped up when the shot is coming from behind him, then in the next shot it is lying down again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rich Munsch: You will never see her again. Nunca!

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Crazy Credits

High school photos of the principal cast and crew are shown with their names in the end credits.

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Connections

References Friday the 13th (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"
Written by Joel O'Keeffe & Vick Wright
Performed by Airbourne

User Reviews

Surprisingly Bad & Unfunny

After seeing a trailer that seemed to have promise I was rather surprised at how much this film lacked any laughs. This fault lies with the directing and editing. The actors seemed to give performances up to that of any other teen comedy, but the timing of the whole movie was off.....and in comedy, timing is everything! The fact that the story has little character set-up and uses every cliché stolen from numerous comedies before it does not help the ill paced scenes.

I managed to leave the theater without requesting my money back, but you know when people in the audience are having full conversations during a film, it is hardly holding anyone's attention.

Pass at the B.O. and only rent it on DVD if you have an unlimited plan and are running out of things to see.