All I Wanna Do (1998)

In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.

Director:

Sarah Kernochan

Writer:

Sarah Kernochan

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, Gaby Hoffmann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Verena von Stefan
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Odette
Lynn Redgrave	...	Miss McVane
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer
Tom Guiry	...	'Frosty' Frost (as Thomas Guiry)
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Snake - Flat Critter
Monica Keena	...	Tinka Parker
Matthew Lawrence	...	Dennis
Heather Matarazzo	...	Theresa 'Tweety' Goldberg
Merritt Wever	...	Maureen 'Momo' Haines
Robert Bockstael	...	Frank Dewey
Brenda Devine	...	Miss Phipps
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Page Sawyer
Nigel Bennett	...	Harvey Sawyer
Jenny Parsons	...	Mrs. Dewey

Storyline

If there's one thing this wild group of friends at an all-girls high school has learned, it's how to get what they want! So when word leaks out that their school is about to merge with an all-boys academy, some of the students strike back... devising a hilarious scheme to sabotage the plan get ready for a sidesplitting lesson in laughter, as the girls wage an all-out assault in an outrageous battle of the sexes!

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | school expulsion | all girls school | feminism | vomiting | 

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Taglines:

Get Tough. Get Even. And Play Dirty.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for teen sex-related material, language and substance misuse

Details

Official Sites:

Redeemable Features

Country:

Italy Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

All I Wanna Do

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$307,763, 23 August 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$968,506

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Communications Corporation, Redeemable Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vincent Kartheiser and Monica Keena also play love interests in Crime + Punishment in Surburbia.

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Goofs

Vereena's tray as she purchases cigarettes from one of the cooks. The plate is on the tray, then on the table as she removes the cigarettes, then it is on the tray again.

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Quotes

[Verena arrives late to class]
Frank Dewey: Verena, why are you so late? You've missed an entire period.
Verena Von Stefan: [gasps] You mean I'm pregnant?

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Alternate Versions

"Strike" was originally only released in Canada and Seattle. After two years, it was given a shot at the American box office, given a limited release in New York with a few lines of dialogue cut, most of them sexual references.

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Connections

References Gidget (1959)

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Soundtracks

Easier Said Than Done
Performed by The Essex
Written by Larry Freddie Huff, William Linton
Published by Longitude Music Co.
Courtesy of Rhino Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Not all girls just wanna have fun.

Cute and sassy. Both the movie and Kirsten Dunst. Also known as ALL I WANNA DO. Miss Godard's School for Girls is about to go coed. A small group of students led by Miss Dunst gather around cold cans of ravioli to plot their futures and scheme of ways to stop their school from merging with an all boys school. Not total girlish whimsy...there is the underlying recognition of togetherness. And some girls even have ambition. No brainer, but enjoyable.

Very fine support from:Gaby Hoffman, Rachel Leigh Cook, Monika Keena and veteran actress Lynn Redgrave.