I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers (WGA):

Larry Doyle (screenplay)
Larry Doyle (novel)

Release Date:

10 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Five Little Words Can Change Your Life

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Valedictorian | Punctuation In Title | Embarrassment | Claim In Title | High School Graduation

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Cast

Hayden Panettiere	...	Beth Cooper
Paul Rust	...	Denis Cooverman
Jack Carpenter	...	Rich Munsch (as Jack T. Carpenter)
Lauren London	...	Cammy Alcott
Lauren Storm	...	Treece Kilmer
Shawn Roberts	...	Kevin
Jared Keeso	...	Dustin
Brendan Penny	...	Sean
Marie Avgeropoulos	...	Valli Wooley
Josh Emerson	...	Greg Saloga
Alan Ruck	...	Mr. Cooverman
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Mrs. Cooverman
Pat Finn	...	Coach Raupp
Andrea Savage	...	Dr. Gleason
Violet Columbus	...	Sullen Girl (Angelica)
Anna Mae Routledge	...	Patty Keck
Anja Savcic	...	Victoria Smeltzer
William C. Vaughan	...	Paul Bergie
Darien Provost	...	Young Rich
Samm Levine	...	Convenience Store Clerk
Ellie Harvie	...	Female Cop at High School
Dalias Blake	...	Cop at Lake
Emily Tennant	...	Raupp's Sophomore #2
Maggie Ma	...	Raupp's Sophomore #3
Natalie von Rotsburg	...	Librarian
Dharrol Alves	...	Laughing Teen #1
Karyn Michelle Baltzer	...	Laughing Teen #2
Lucy Lu	...	Laughing Teen #4
Brandon Barton	...	Party Boy #1
John J. Gulayets	...	Party Boy #2
Dante Alridge	...	Young Bully #1
Ifeanyi Obany	...	Young Bully #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Devin Douglas Drewitz	...	Laughing Teen #3 (as Devin Drewitz)

Directed by
Chris Columbus

Writing credits (WGA)
Larry Doyle		(screenplay)
Larry Doyle		(novel)

Produced by
Michael Barnathan	....	producer
Jennifer Blum	....	executive producer
Chris Columbus	....	producer
Michael Flynn	....	executive producer
Mark Radcliffe	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Phil Abraham		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Honess

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
Sandi Tanaka		(as Sandra Tanaka)

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Karen L. Matthews

Makeup Department
Emanuela Daus	....	makeup artist
Lisa Love	....	makeup department head
Thom MacIntyre	....	key hair stylist
Amanda McGowan	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Gina Sherritt	....	assistant hair stylist
Adina Shore	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Brenda Turner	....	hair stylist: second unit

Production Management
Bonnie Benwick	....	unit manager
Michael Flynn	....	unit production manager
Wendy Williams	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Brown	....	second unit director
Kyle Hollingsworth	....	assistant director: reshoots
Kyle Hollingsworth	....	second second assistant director
Kathy Houghton	....	second assistant director
Katherine Keizer	....	third assistant director
Catherine Kretz	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gemma Levinson	....	assistant director: second unit
Gemma Levinson	....	trainee assistant director
John McKeown	....	first assistant director
Nico Sachse	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Dean Barker	....	property master
Peter Bodnarus	....	assistant art director
Jason Claridge	....	head paint foreman
Sharon Dever	....	construction buyer
Neil Fairall	....	lead props
Brent Gloeckler	....	head sculptor
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
Mike Lilley	....	graphic designer
Joe May	....	set designer
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman
Peter Stratford	....	set designer
Greg Venturi	....	graphics

Sound Department
Mark Berger	....	dialog pre-dub mixer
Steve Bissinger	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Frank Clary	....	foley recordist
Sean England	....	foley recordist
Kim Foscato	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Jeremy Molod	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
John Nutt	....	dialogue editor
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound recordist
Steve Slanec	....	dialogue editor
Clint Smith	....	sound recordist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
William Unrau	....	sound assistant
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Douglas W. Beard	....	special effects assistant
Alex Burdett	....	special effects supervisor
Kai Hirvonen	....	special effects assistant
Harry Tomsic	....	fabricator

Visual Effects by
Ian Chriss	....	visual effects key grip: Kerner Optical
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Tom Cloutier	....	visual effects gaffer: Kerner Optical
Timothy Gross	....	computer systems engineer
Brad Isdrab	....	technical support: The Orphanage

Stunts
Trevor Addie	....	stunts
Aaron Au	....	stunts
Loyd Bateman	....	stunts
Krista Bell	....	stunt performer
Byron Briscoe	....	stunts
Richard Brooks	....	stunt performer
Simon Burnett	....	stunt double
Janene Carleton	....	stunts
Dean Choe	....	stunt coordinator
Crystal Dalman	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt driver
Rob Hayter	....	stunt double: Jared Keeso
Rob Hayter	....	stunt double: Paul Rust
Leanne Hindle	....	stunt double (as Leanne Buchanan)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Kit Mallet	....	stunts
Jennifer Mylrea	....	stunt performer
Johnson Phan	....	stunts
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt performer
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Zak Santiago	....	stunt double
Maja Stace-Smith	....	stunt performer
Rorelee Tio	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts
Chris Webb	....	stunts
Rhys Williams	....	stunt player
Eli Zagoudakis	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ambrose	....	gaffer: additional photography
Craig Cooper	....	grip
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dan Fraser	....	lighting technician
Danny Gonzalez	....	electrician: re-shoots
Cynthia Greer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Justin Hanika	....	lighting technician
Russ Hawkes	....	dolly grip
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dave Joshi	....	digital video assist operator
William Kassis	....	gaffer: second unit
Joseph Lederer	....	still photographer
David Lourie	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott MacDonald	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul Matsalla	....	lighting technician
Kevin McCloy	....	rigging key grip
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit (as Donald McCuaig)
David McKnight	....	digital video assist operator: second unit
Dean Reca	....	grip
James Salberg	....	b dolly grip
Richard Sinclair	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
David Tickell	....	gaffer
Jason Tidsbury	....	light balloon technician
Tony Whiteside	....	key grip

Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke	....	extras casting
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Jamie Castro	....	casting associate
Andy Henry	....	casting associate
Janet Hirshenson	....	casting: USA
Jane Jenkins	....	casting: USA
Michelle Lewitt	....	casting: USA
Tiffany Mak	....	casting department
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Rupert	....	cotume dyer/breakdown
Nicola Ryall	....	costume supervisor
Hollie Strobl	....	cotume dyer/breakdown

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Thomas J. Cabela	....	assistant editor
Brett Carroll	....	first assistant editor
Ryan Hogan	....	additional colorist
Thom Kyle	....	assistant editor
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer: EFILM
Stacey Thompson	....	post-production coordinator
Mykel Thuncher	....	telecine colorist

Music Department
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Stewart Cararas	....	engineer: songs
Patrick Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Jake Monaco	....	score coordinator
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Larry Tardif	....	driver: special equipment

Other crew
David Beck	....	sustainability consultant: CTP Media Consulting
Stephen Benabo	....	second assistant production coordinator
Michael Bendner	....	background coordinator
Cole Boughton	....	production assistant
Kimberly Buckham	....	second assistant production coordinator
Charlene Callihoo	....	first assistant accountant
Jessica Clothier	....	continuity
Amanda Coletsis	....	production assistant
Matthew Cooper	....	sustainability consultant: CTP Media Consulting
David Costello	....	key set production assistant
Barry Curtis	....	production assistant
Kennedy Davey	....	assistant: Michael Flynn
Richard Enriquez	....	production assistant
Patricia Foster	....	production coordinator
Kimball Jansma	....	second assistant production coordinator
Zak Kadison	....	production executive
Catou Kearney	....	location manager
Ingrid Kenning	....	script supervisor: second unit
Doug Kerr	....	production assistant
Craig J. Lane	....	first assistant production coordinator
Kyle Leydier	....	assistant: Chris Columbus
Lauren Simpson	....	assistant: Mark Radcliffe and Chris Columbus
Lauren Simpson	....	clearance coordinator
Dylan Gray Woodley	....	racoon handler
Steve Woodley	....	animal coordinator

Production Companies

• 1492 Pictures
• Bece Canada Productions
• Fox Atomic

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Kerner Optical

Other Companies

• ABKCO Music and Records Inc.  soundtrack
• CTP Media Consulting  sustainable filming services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Post Modern Sound  adr recording facility
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45026) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (uncut version)

Filming Locations:

Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

1492 Pictures

Trivia:

There is a mention of Harpers Community College in the movie. This is a reference to Harper College, the community college from writer Larry Doyle's home town.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Beth Cooper: [to Denis] Still love me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Spike's Guys Choice (2009) (TV)

Saw the movie, here's my two cents.

As a teenager bored out of his mind I went to see this film with my friend. The theater was very full, even though we saw it the very day after it came out. Throughout the movie the theater was full of people laughing their heads off. Is this humor unoriginal or perhaps dry? It could be, maybe I'm just not enough of a movie critic. But pretty much everyone in that theater, including myself, thought this was an incredible film, and me and my friend personally thought it was one of the best we've ever seen. Some of the parts were so awkward at times that it was a little annoying, but the humor more than made up for it. Perhaps you have to be in the midst of high school to truly enjoy this film.