Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Gabrielle Union

Popular, pretty Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) is in dilemma. A family rule forbids her from dating until her unpopular, rebellious, boy-hating older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) gets a suitor of her ...( read more  read more... )own. In an attempt to win Bianca, a potential boyfriend (Andrew Keegan) desperately attempts to set Kat up with Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger), another rebel who may just be able to win Kat's heart.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Gil Junger

Release Date: March 31, 1999

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DVD Release Date: October 12, 1999

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  • December 16, 2008
    Love it
  • December 9, 2008
    Strangely enough I watched this film because of Joseph Gordon-Levitt being in it and it was Heath Ledger who was the most likeable. It?s a very cheesy teen flick and if nothing else shows how Joseph Gordon-Levitt has grown as an Actor since making these kind of films.

    Perhaps...( read more) one of the more enjoyable teen flicks, but a teen flick all the same.
  • September 7, 2008
    "♪♫I love you baabyy and if it's quite alright I...♪♫" - ♥ Heathy :(
  • August 9, 2008
    Walter Stratford: This morning, I delivered a set of twins to a fifteen-year-old girl, do you know what she said to me?
    Bianca: "I'm a crack-whore who should have made my skeazy boyfriend wear a condom"?
    Walter Stratford: Close, but no. She said, "I should have listened to my f...( read more)ather".
    Bianca: She did not.
    Walter Stratford: Well, that's what should would have said if she wasn't so doped up!

    An above average high school comedy, due to its witty appeal. Based loosely on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, this movie manages to be entertaining every time I watch it.

    Walter Stratford: Hello, Katarina. Make anyone cry today?
    Kat Stratford: Sadly, no. But it's only 4:30.

    Julia Stiles is Kat Stratford, a seemingly bitchy girl, who hates everything and refuses to go out and do fun things. This is bad for her younger sister Bianca, played by Larisa Oleynik, who can't date until Kat does, a rule imposed by her father played hilariously by Larry Miller.

    Patrick: What is it with this chick? She have beer-flavored nipples?

    The plot kicks in when the new kid in school played by Joseph Gordon Levitt and his friend played by David Krumholtz enlist the infamous school rebel played by Heath Ledger to attempt to take Kat out.

    Walter Stratford: [Bianca and Chastity are sneaking past Bianca's father] Shoulda used the window!
    Bianca: Hi Daddy!
    Walter Stratford: Hi... where're we going?
    Bianca: Well, if you must know... a small study group of friends.
    Walter Stratford: Otherwise known as an orgy?
    Chastity: Mr. Stratford, it's just a party!
    Walter Stratford: And hell is just a sauna.

    Things go over well enough, which includes the bad boy and the bad girl actually falling for each other, and other high school conventions ensue.

    I've seen this movie once on video and several times on TV, I always seem to end up watching it, because I like this movie. The characters are fun enough, the soundtrack is pretty decent, and the whole thing plays out pretty well.

    Walter Stratford: I'm down, I've got the 411, and you are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is. My momma didn't raise no foo'!
  • June 14, 2008
    Silly teen flick about two very different teenagers falling for each other.
  • November 20, 2009
    i havent seen it before.
  • November 20, 2009
    boring cause ive seen it to many times
  • November 20, 2009
    cM bEz tp t TYtew tgK
  • November 19, 2009
    I think i already saw it... but i don´t remember...
  • November 19, 2009
    awesome movie ,love it

Critic Reviews


June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The movie wimped out by blanding down the story and the characters to the point where she isn't really a shrew and he isn't really a maniac. full review

March 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The notion of a contemporary high school as a hotbed of romantic intrigue is utterly apt, and the performances almost make the update work. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The high school romance genre has become so popular that it's running out of new ideas and has taken to recycling classic literature. full review

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Comments


  • starrjayla
    March 23, 2009
    Heath Ledger was a very good actor, the movie was great..May he RIP
  • sherylreynolds
    December 13, 2008
    My Fav Heath Ledger Film
    Such A Great Film And A Talented Actor!
    RIP Heath
  • goldymin
    August 12, 2008
    heath ledger rules but this film sucks........
    he was so good in the batman film!!!!
  • mariefuller80
    July 15, 2008
    My favourite Heath Ledger film.
  • jrodd16
    July 9, 2008
    i what to see this movei
  • askChristina
    May 27, 2008
    Omg, can't believe he's gone! RIP Heath
  • sydlikeskoolaid
    May 7, 2008
    love this movie
  • Xx3lli3xX
    May 2, 2008
    heath ledger was a star he was not a loser and he will always be remembered so stop saying nasty things you nasty sad twats
  • Xx3lli3xX
    May 2, 2008
    love you heathie r.i.p. always god bless you xxx
  • aladdin86
    March 28, 2008
    the only loser here is you dumb Matty

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    In the scene where the kids are shooting arrows and the coach gets hit by one, they send a girl to call 911. If you look closely and follow her in the background, after she runs a few yards, she slows down and eventually stops and stands there playin...( read more)g with her hair.
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    The red Mustang Julia Stiles's character drives actually belonged to Heath Ledger.

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