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
Terrell J. Ramsey	...	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:

premarital sex | miniskirt | cheerleader | single mother | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

Women Want Him. Men Want to Be Him. But These Girls Want to Kill Him.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea of John Tucker wearing a thong was not in the original script. Originally, Kate talked him into shaving his head. Betty Thomas thought making him wear a thong was funnier. While shooting, the extras were actually taking pictures of him with their phones.

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Goofs

When Carrie is recording John in the locker room she says various things under her breath. But, when Carrie shows the recording to Kate you don't hear her say anything.

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Quotes

Guy at Party #4: Holy Jamma Lamma. Kiss her again... Do it...
Kate: [turns on the headlights on John's Jeep] Get out of here, you little perv!

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Crazy Credits

A little bit into the credits and there's a scene in Tokyo, Japan. There are three girls out by a fountain looking at their cell phones. Of course, the picture on the cell phone screen in John Tucker in thong.

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Alternate Versions

Extended Cut Features nudity and is 10 seconds longer than the original version seen in theaters.

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Connections

References Bring It On (2000)

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Soundtracks

I Need You
Written by Jeff Tucker
Performed by Rock Kills Kid
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Silly Little Comedy

Kate (Brittany Snow) is an awkward invisible teen with a hot mom (Jenny McCarthy). John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) is the rich captain of the basketball team, and a real player off the court. When all the girls are forced into the same PE, it comes out that everybody (Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel) is dating John Tucker. The three girls enlist Kate into their schemes for revenge.

It's a silly little comedy. I stress the silly, and downplay the comedy. The jokes don't really work. It doesn't have anything real. The girls are perfectly nice. Maybe that's the rub. There isn't any edge to the humor. They're not taking any chances.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

28 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Tucker Must Die

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,276,534, 30 July 2006

Gross USA:

$41,011,711

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,844,775

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Landscape Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 95 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1