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

Arielle Kebbel improvised the line "slut in truck!" on the spot.

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Goofs

When John is receiving his Teen Awareness award, he is shown from the front holding the plaque in his hand, right side up. The shot cuts to a shot from behind, and you can clearly see the mounting slot on the back is on the bottom, which means he is now holding the plaque upside down.

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Quotes

John Tucker: So did you like the flowers?
Kate: Sure, if you're into that kinda thing.
John Tucker: Well, cuz, you know, I didn't get a call...
Kate: I didn't have a pen.

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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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Alternate Versions

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

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes (2010)

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Soundtracks

Time after Time
Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman
Performed by Quietdrive
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

User Reviews

Surprisingly good

Today it was 100 degrees in New York City and frankly I went more for the air conditioning than the content, but this movie was much better than the trailer or the critics give it credit for. As solid as "Bring it On," it is definitely a notch above the average teen comedy; not quite "Mean Girls" but a good substitute. The girls are all terrific and Jesse Metcafe struts his acting and physique to an even higher standard than what he demonstrated on Desperate Housewives.

Filled with quite a few clever innuendos, it might make a few moms and dads cringe, but I guess kids today have heard worse. Also, it cleverly used remakes of classic songs for the bulk of its score.

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