(L to R) Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles in ’10 Things I Hate About You’. Photo: Touchstone Pictures.
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A new trilogy of movies spun off from ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ is planned.
Director Gil Junger is behind the new development.
The 1999 original starred Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger.
It might not have run with the popular crowd at the box office, but fizzy, witty comedy ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ certainly made an impact in the popular culture, riding a wave of Shakespeare-to-modern times adaptations (see also: ‘Clueless’) and helping to boost the careers of stars Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, who both brought considerable charisma to the roles of unlikely high school sweethearts.
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There have been some minor developments since the original (more on that lower down the page), but if original director Gil Junger has his way, there could be much bigger ideas on the horizon. He’s working with original producer Andrew Lazar to develop a new movie called ’10 Things I Hate About Dating’ based on the original that could launch a potential trilogy.
“‘ 10 Things I Hate About Dating’ is definitively in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right now. We have some pretty good ideas.”
If all goes to plan, Junger, Junger — who is currently co-writing the script with Naya Elle James — plans to make it the first in a trilogy, with two more subsequent installments titled ‘10 Things I Hate About Marriage’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About Kids.’
There’s no specific word yet on how closely the movie would link to the original, but it appears Junger has plans for cast cameos from the first film:
“If it resonates with the original cast and I can have some cameos or even real parts, I’d love that. I’d love Larry Miller to come back because he’s so great.”
And while the original had Shakespearian DNA, the new movie is inspired by Molière’s 1666 play ‘The Misanthrope.’
Julia Stiles in ’10 Things I Hate About You’. Photo: Touchstone Pictures.
The 1999 teen comedy, based on William Shakespeare’s spiky romantic comedy play ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ follows teen Kat Stratford (Stiles), a high-achieving, sharp-tongued loner who is constantly compared to her perky, popular younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) by their overprotective single dad, Walter (Miller).
But Kat’s world is soon turned upside down by Patrick Verona (Ledger), an edgy new student who changes her life.
Until, that is, he hatches a plan with Patrick to sweep Kat off her feet –– no easy task.
While the movie, made for $30 million, only ended up with $53 million at the worldwide box office, it still sparked a healthy fanbase.
Here’s what Junger told People about appreciating the movie following a 25th anniversary screening:
“I thought, ‘God, I was so on my game.’ I remembered exactly where I was standing, what notes I gave there and what I did. And then I look out to the audience during my Q&A, and my 22-year-old and my 19-year-old were sitting in the front row with their dates. And they weren’t born when the movie came out. They weren’t even a thought.”
What else has spun off from ’10 Things I Hate About You’?
(L to R) Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles in ’10 Things I Hate About You’. Photo: Touchstone Pictures.
There have been follow-ups since the original movie. A ’10 Things’ TV series landed on ABC Family in 2009, featuring little of the original cast save Larry Miller, and seeing Kat and Bianca navigating other high school challenges. It only lasted one season.
Even now, as has been the case for a variety of movies, a Broadway musical is in development with musician Carly Rae Jepsen co-writing the score with Ethan Gruska, and filmmaker/ ‘Girls’ creator/star Lena Dunham working on the book with playwright Jessica Huang.
Jepson took to Instagram recently to enthuse about working on the stage show:
Junger himself has had sequel ideas before now, admitting that he offered Ledger a role in a follow-up he was developing shortly after the original movie called ‘10 Things I Hate About Me.’
He’s confident that any new movie would feature a nod to the star, who died in 2008 aged 28:
“I think that’s a beautiful idea, and the answer is now going to be yes. He deserves to be loved.”
When might we see the first new ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ movie?
There’s the rub right now –– since the movies are only in development, we’ll have to wait and see if it makes it to the greenlight stage.
But given rights holders Disney’s love for classic IP it can exploit (see: the TV version, the musical, etc.), we’d say this could be more than love’s labour’s lost.
Heath Ledger in ’10 Things I Hate About You’. Photo: Touchstone Pictures.
In the mood for a romance movie? We listed the best romantic comedies to watch to for you.
‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (1961)
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
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‘Annie Hall’ (1977)
A Woody Allen classic. New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
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‘Manhattan’ (1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend’s mistress.
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‘Moonstruck’ (1987)
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she’s not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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‘Bull Durham’ (1988)
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, “Nuke” Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
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‘Say Anything…’ (1989)
A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
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‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ (1994)
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
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’10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)
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Still one of the funniest, sweetest, and most quotable teen romcoms. We wish Heath Ledger were still here, singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”
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‘The Best Man’ (1999)
Universal
Writer Harper (Taye Diggs) has to decide who he really loves: girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan) or old flame Jordan (Nia Long). And survive the fallout from writing about all his friend’s complicated love lives.
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‘Never Been Kissed’ (1999)
20th Century Fox
Drew Barrymore is Josie, who was a geeky unpopular teen, and is now a reporter who’s assigned to go undercover at a high school. She gets a crush on her English teacher (Michael Vartan) and, yes, by the end of the film, she does get her first kiss from him — in full view of the cheering students.
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‘Notting Hill’ (1999)
Universal
A chance encounter between an ordinary bloke (Hugh Grant) and a movie star (Julia Roberts) leads to an unexpected romance. The supporting cast is what really makes this film, especially Grant’s gross roommate (Rhys Ifans). And the scene where Grant bluffs his way (terribly) through a press junket when he drops in to see Julia on the wrong day at her hotel is pure movie magic.
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‘Bring It On’ (2000)
Universal Pictures
New cheer captain Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) has her hands full: Recruiting a new cheerleader, coming up with new (not stolen) routines, and making peace with a rival school. Is there time for the cute, mix-tape-making brother (Jesse Bradford) of new BFF Missy (Eliza Dushku)? Yes, yes there is.
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‘High Fidelity’ (2000)
Touchstone Pictures
John Cusack is a record store owner (yeah, OK, this movie is 19 years old) who is obsessed with making the perfect music mix. And winning back his ex-girlfriend, who trots out a series of rebound boyfriends in front of him. Eventually (after lots of great tunes and voiceover), he gets over his fear of commitment. They reunite to a surprisingly great cover version of “Let’s Get It On” by Jack Black.
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‘Meet the Parents’ (2000)
Universal
It’s an uphill battle when Teri Polo brings home fiancé Ben Stiller, who can’t go 60 seconds without embarrassing himself in front of her parents. And her perfect ex, Owen Wilson. This is still silly, sublime perfection.
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‘Miss Congeniality’ (2000)
Warner Brothers
“You think I’m sexy. You want to kiss me.” Another magical Hollywood makeover turns uncouth FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) into a total hottie so she can go undercover at a pageant. Fellow agent Eric (Benjamin Bratt) can’t resist and we can’t blame him.
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‘Return to Me’ (2000)
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In this vastly underrated romcom, grieving widower Bob (David Duchovny) meets Grace (Minnie Driver) and romance ensues. And then they both realize she, a heart transplant recipient, has his dead wife’s heart. The supporting cast is terrific, including Grace’s BFF, Bonnie Hunt (who also directed). The ending couldn’t be more romantic. Swoon.
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‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ (2001)
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In the first Bridget Jones movie, our favorite Brit romcom heroine is torn between upper-class snob Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and her cad of a boss (Hugh Grant). And then there’s the unfortunate incident with the Playboy bunny outfit.
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‘Kissing Jessica Stein’ (2001)
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Single Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) finds the perfect-sounding mate in the personals: Except it’s a woman, not a man. She decides to roll the dice and begins a start-stop-go relationship with Helen (Heather Juergensen) in this funny, heartfelt indie.
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‘Legally Blonde’ (2001)
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Elle Woods, the most unlikely feminist icon, gets into Harvard Law to follow her douche-y ex. She ends up fighting justice on all fronts, teaching women the almighty “bend and snap,” and lines up a far better bf in Luke Wilson.
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‘The Princess Diaries’ (2001)
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Mia (Anne Hathaway) finds out she’s a princess and gets a fab makeover — and ends up with the cute, guitar-playing guy (real musician Robert Schwartzman, lead singer of Rooney). Of course, by the second film there’s another guy in the picture. We also love the relationship between Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) and her bodyguard (Hector Elizondo).
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‘Amélie’ (2001)
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In this dreamily, gorgeous French film, imaginative Amélie (Audrey Tatou) sees the world in the most fanciful way. She finds her soulmate in Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz), who likes to collect abandoned photo booth pictures. It only gets more whimsical from there.
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‘About a Boy’ (2002)
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In this very funny film based on the Nick Hornby novel, single guy Hugh Grant pretends to be a single dad to attract single moms… all goes well until new gf Rachel Weisz learns his “son” (Nicholas Hoult) isn’t his son at all. Fortunately, all is put right when he makes a complete fool of himself to save Hoult from the same fate.
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ (2002)
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Still one of our go-to romcoms. Jess (Parminder Nagra) just wants to play football like her hero David Beckham, but her traditional family disapproves. One incentive to keep playing, the handsome coach (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a rare good-guy role).
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‘Brown Sugar’ (2002)
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Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan are childhood friends who share a love of hip-hop — and, they eventually admit — each other. The soundtrack (and the music cameos) are on fire.
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ (2002)
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It’s the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time for a reason. The timeless story of how once-mousy Toula (Nia Vardalos) meets and marries Ian (John Corbett) is all the funnier thanks to her hilarious family.
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‘Something’s Gotta Give’ (2003)
Columbia Pictures
In one of the most complicated of romcom relationships, Diane Keaton starts dating Jack Nicholson, who was first dating her daughter! Why she ends up choosing the unfaithful old fart over hot young doctor Keanu Reeves, we’ll never know. Keaton received her fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination for the film.
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‘Love Actually’ (2003)
Universal Pictures
What’s your favorite storyline in Richard Curtis’s Christmas-set smorgasbord? We’re fond of author Jamie (Colin Firth) proposing to housekeeper Aurélia (Lúcia Moniz) in terrible Portuguese. And, of course, Prime Minister Hugh Grant falling for the tea girl (Martine McCutcheon). Not so much into the stalking of Keira Knightley. (Sorry, Andrew Lincoln.)
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’13 Going on 30′ (2004)
Columbia Pictures
Jennifer Garner does “Big” in this charming romcom in which she avoids becoming a Mean Girl and ends up with the right guy after all (Mark Ruffalo). Oh and nobody cuts a rug to “Thriller” quite like her.
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‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ (2005)
Universal
Geeky 40-year-old virgin Andy (Steve Carell) manages to woo Trish (Catherine Keener)… until she starts thinking his oddness means he’s a serial killer! Features one of the most epic grand gesture third-act scenes set to ’80s rockers Asia’s “Heat of the Moment.” And of course, the “Kelly Clarkson!” waxing scene.
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‘The Holiday’ (2006)
Columbia Pictures
Two unlucky-in-love women, an American (Cameron Diaz) and a Brit (Kate Winslet), swap houses for the holidays and (of course) find romance. Romcom queen Nancy Meyers wrote and directed.
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‘Enchanted’ (2007)
Disney
Amy Adams is perfection as Giselle, an animated princess who finds herself in gritty, real-life NYC. Luckily, there’s a flesh-and-blood Prince Charming Patrick Dempsey), who can’t help falling for her. Favorite bit: Giselle summoning the birds — and rats and roaches — of the city to help her clean his apartment.
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‘Knocked Up’ (2007)
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she’s pregnant.
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‘Juno’ (2007)
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ (2008)
Universal Pictures
Running into your ex and her new rock star boyfriend on vacation? Awkward! Conveniently for Peter (Jason Segel), hotel concierge Rachel (Mila Kunis) is into guys on the rebound.
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‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ (2008)
Focus Features
While we do care about aspiring actress Amy Adam’s many loves in this period comedy, we are far more invested in down-on-her-luck governess Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) finally hooking up with well-heeled Joe (Ciarán Hinds) after several missed opportunities.
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‘The Proposal’ (2009)
Touchstone Pictures
It’s a bumpy ride to love for obnoxious boss Margaret (Sandra Bullock) and her beleaguered assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). He agrees to act as her fiancé so she won’t be deported (she’s Canadian). Has that not ever led to true love in the movies?
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‘500 Days of Summer’ (2009)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hopeless romantic Joseph Gordon-Levitt reflects on what went wrong with ex Zooey Deschanel in this wonderfully offbeat indie.
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‘Just Wright’ (2010)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
A reminder that Rebel Wilson is not the first plus-size star to do a romcom. And that in this story that has physical therapist Queen Latifah working with injured b-ball star Common, we are so rooting for him to get wise to gold-digger Paula Patton and get with the Queen instead.
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‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ (2011)
Warner Bros.
Emma Stone falls for Ryan Gosling and his not-Photoshopped abs in this very funny film with almost as many romantic storylines as “Love, Actually.”
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‘Bridesmaids’ (2011)
Annie’s life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
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‘Pitch Perfect’ (2012)
Universal
When Beca (Anna Kendrick) sings Jesse (Skylar Astin)’s favorite song, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” that’s the key to cementing their romance. And winning the singing competition, of course.
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‘About Time’ (2013)
Universal Pictures
Richard Curtis directs this tale of time-traveling Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), who gets endless retakes to woo the girl of his dreams (Rachel McAdams). Have your tissues ready for this one: It’s as heartbreaking as it is funny.
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‘Enough Said’ (2013)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Sadly, this change-of-pace role for “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini was one of his last: He romances Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who inconveniently is good friends with his ex (Catherine Keener). Both leads and writer/director Nicole Holofcener racked up a number of awards nominations (deservedly so).
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‘The Spectacular Now’ (2013)
A24
Yay, a coming-of-age Shailene Woodley romance where no one dies! Reminiscent of ’80s classics like “Say Anything…,” this comedy-drama feels refreshingly real. She and Miles Teller won a Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Fest.
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‘Sing Street’ (2016)
Lionsgate
Before she was Freddie Mercury’s muse in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Lucy Boynton was inspiring Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) to form a band, just so she can be their videos. Set in ’80s Dublin, this mostly feel-good comedy from the director of “Once” is gold. Unhappily, the great original songs were overlooked at Oscar time.
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‘The Big Sick’ (2017)
Lionsgate
Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and real-life wife Emily Gordon wrote this Oscar-nominated film about how they met, broke up (he never even told his family about her!) and ultimately reunited. Kumail plays himself and Zoe Kazan plays Emily.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018)
Warner Bros.
Rachel (Constance Wu) is shocked to discover that her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding) belongs to an incredibly wealthy family. And his mother (Michelle Yeoh) is not a fan of hers. Challenge accepted!
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‘Juliet, Naked’ (2018)
Lionsgate
Annie (Rose Byrne) has been in a dead-end relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) for years. He’s obsessed with musician Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke), which, in a hilarious twist, leads to Annie hooking up with Duncan’s idol. Another Nick Hornby gem.
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‘Palm Springs’ (2020)
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
With Disney rebooting nearly all of its beloved ’90s animated classics and even lesser-known movies like the thriller “Fear” getting remade, we have to wonder, what’s next?
Here, in no particular order, are some of the sacred movies we’re telling producers: “Hands off!” (We’re working under the assumption that no one would attempt to remake a Scorsese, Tarantino, Spike Lee or Coen Bros. movie. One day, we might be wrong.)
25 years later, we still love the chemistry between Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. (There’s a reason for that.) And given the famously awful sequel (sans Keanu), we can only imagine how terrible a remake would be. Remember how that “Point Break” remake worked out? Yeah, that’s how you get a Sad Keanu.
The more we watch this movie, the more we love this cast. From a dancing-and-singing Heath Ledger, to a badass Julia Stiles, to baby-faced Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to porn-writing guidance counselor Allison Janney, who could fill those shoes? A short-lived TV series (starring Ethan Peck as Patrick Verona!) is proof this was best left alone.
As if someone could attempt to make a high school movie as perfect. One that we still quote on a regular basis. Reminder: “It does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty.” (Sure, several of the cast returned for the TV series, but it just wasn’t the same without Alicia Silverstone as Cher.)
4. “Fight Club” (1999)
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On of the lesser-known “Fight Club” rules is YOU DO NOT REMAKE FIGHT CLUB. (Or “Seven,” for that matter.)
Trying to top Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino, that breathtaking daylight bank robbery scene and Dante Spinotti’s cinematography? To quote Pacino’s cranky cop character, Vincent Hanna, “Don’t waste my ****ing time.” Arguably Michael Mann‘s best film.
Another Michael Mann masterpiece that wasn’t properly recognized at the time (it received just one Oscar nomination, for Best Sound, which it won). We’re here for the sweeping action scenes, the swoon-worthy “I will find you!” Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe romance, and that stunning final sequence. If it came out today, surely Mann, Day-Lewis, Stowe, Spinotti and Wes Studi would all get Oscar noms.
Sure, “Unforgiven” won the Best Picture Oscar the year before, but this is the ’90s western we love to watch over and over. Other actors have played Doc Holliday in different movies, but Val Kilmer will always be (you knew this was coming) our huckleberry.
There has been talk of a remake … except it’s more of a sequel. Or a reboot? And may or may not star Michael B. Jordan. And while we’re sure Killmonger would kill it, it would be damn hard to follow Keanu’s Neo. The existing sequels have their fans, but nothing can touch the mind-blowing impact of the first film and its revolutionary special effects.
10. “Léon: The Professional” (1994)
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No, sir, we do not want a remake of this gonzo Luc Besson action film. (We pity the person having to one-up Gary Oldman‘s crazed, Beethoven-loving corrupt cop.) But we will take a sequel with a grown-up Natalie Portman as a cleaner. Please and thank you.
Even with Anthony Hopkins back on board, subsequent films about Hannibal Lecter, including “Hannibal” and “Red Dragon,” completely failed to match this Oscar-sweeping horror classic. (Jodie Foster notably refused to reprise her role as Clarice Starling in “Hannibal.”) We do, however, recommend Michael Mann’s “Manhunter,” a previous telling of “Red Dragon” with Brian Cox as a far more low-key cannibal.
This twisty crime drama remains one of the ’90s most perfect movies. (Despite the now-toxic duo of director Bryan Singer and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey.)
In John Woo‘s gloriously over-the-top action flick, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage swap faces and lives — and get a change to send up each other’s acting tics. It’s a nutso concept that both actors commit to fully and we couldn’t love them more for it.
A remake with “Fast and the Furious” badass Michelle Rodriguez and Cara Delevingne was (very sketchily) rumored around 2014, but never happened. Plus, with her driving skills (and a more than a decade of crazy “Furious” stunts) Letty Ortiz might just that get Thunderbird all the way over the Grand Canyon. We’ll just enjoy the original and its “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” ending.
The odds of a remake of this comedy classic being good are about as likely as two sets of “youts” driving nearly identical metallic, mint-green cars and stopping at the Sac-O-Suds convenience store.
It’s not just the two leads who make this pulp movie work, it’s that fantastic supporting cast: a pre-“Sopranos” James Gandolfini, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper. Tarantino wrote it and Tony Scott directed it and that’s a combo you’re never going to get again.
We know this much is true: A redo of our favorite Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy would make Robbie Hart cry (and possibly upset Billy Idol). And it already inspired a Broadway musical, so I think we’re good here.
A planned sequel to this hilarious space spoof, alas, died with Alan Rickman. By Grabthar’s Hammer, we would not suffer a remake. Now let’s get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!
Thanks to the brilliant match-up of Nicolas Cage (as a nerdy chemical “superfreak”) and Sean Connery (as an unjustly imprisoned spy), this remains the best Michael Bay movie ever. This action film about retaking Alcatraz from mercenaries is insanely entertaining and eminently rewatchable. With these two riffing off each other between the 360-degree hero shots, we couldn’t love it more.
Apparently the easiest way to make Shakespeare accessible to modern teens is to re-imagine his iconic stories as movies about high school romance. That’s the takeaway from “10 Things I Hate About You,” a rom-com that’s stayed fresh and relevant even after 20 years. Celebrate that anniversary with a few interesting factoids you might not have known.
1. “10 Things I Hate About You” is a modernized retelling of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” a play that follows the difficult courtship between main characters Petruchio and Katherina.
2.Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s character Cameron actually quotes a line from “The Taming of the Shrew” when he says “I burn, I pine, I perish!”
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3. The film was shot entirely on location in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington, with the real-life Stadium High School in Tacoma being transformed into Padua High School.
5. There’s a strange trend of actors who sing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” on screen later going on to play Batman villains. Ledger became the third actor to manage that feat after Christopher Walken and Michelle Pfeiffer.
6. Apparently Julia Stiles‘ character Kat has a thing for Batman’s nemesis, the Joker. Not only did Ledger go on to play Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” but Kat also keeps a picture of actor Jared Leto hidden in her bedroom. Leto played Joker in 2016’s “Suicide Squad.”
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7.Larisa Oleynik and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also played characters who date on the sitcom “Third Rock From the Sun.”
8. Julia Stiles and Andrew Keegan would go on to star in another modernized, high school-oriented Shakespeare film in 2001’s “O.”
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9. Director Gil Junger also played a small role as a teacher at Padua High, but his scenes were cut from the final version.
10. The final cut of the film also jettisoned a subplot involving Susan May Pratt‘s character Mandella contemplating suicide as a way of getting closer to Shakespeare.
11. Despite playing a high schooler in the movie, Gabrielle Union was 26 at the time of filming.
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12. The movie was remade as a TV sitcom for ABC Family in 2009. While Junger returned to direct several episodes, Larry Miller was the only actor to reprise his role from the film.
