10 Things I Hate About You

1999 film by Gil Junger the film the television series 10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)10 Things I Hate About You (TV series) the Leah Kate song 10 Things I Hate About You (song) July 2022 June 2026 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Things I Hate About You film.jpg Theatrical release poster Gil Junger Andrew Lazar The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare Karen McCullah Lutz Kirsten Smith Julia Stiles Heath Ledger Joseph Gordon-Levitt Larisa Oleynik Larry Miller Andrew Keegan David Krumholtz Susan May Pratt Gabrielle Union Richard Gibbs Mark Irwin O. Nicholas Brown Touchstone PicturesListed as a 20th Century Studios film on Disney+ via Hulu.Mad ChanceJaret Entertainment Buena Vista Pictures Distribution 1999 3 31 97 minutes United States English $13 million10-Things-I-Hate-About-You 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) – Financial Information March 28, 2021 $53.5 million10thingsihateaboutyou 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy directed by Gil Junger (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Adapted from William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew, it stars Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt, and Gabrielle Union. In the film, high-school student Cameron James (Gordon-Levitt) is unable to date sophomore Bianca Stratford (Oleynik) until her asocial feminist senior sister Kat (Stiles) dates, leading to Cameron recruiting bad boy classmate Patrick Verona (Ledger) to date Kat. Development on 10 Things I Hate About You began once Lutz and Smith completed the screenplay in November 1997, with Junger attached to direct soon after. He sought to cast lesser profile actors for the film's lead roles; Stiles joined after several actors declined the role, while Ledger was cast three-and-a-half week prior to the start of principal photography, which took place between June and August 1998 in Tacoma and Seattle. 10 Things I Hate About You was theatrically released in the United States on 31 March 1999, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay and Stiles', Ledger's and Gordon-Levitt's performances: the film became their breakthrough roles. It grossed $53.5 million worldwide. 10 Things I Hate About You gained praise in later years for its themes and characters, becoming considered a cult classic and as one of the best teen romantic comedies of all time. Plot Cameron James, a new student at Padua High School in the Seattle area, becomes smitten with beautiful and popular sophomore Bianca Stratford. Geeky Michael Eckman warns him she is vapid and conceited, and that her overprotective single father Walter, an obstetrician worried about teenage pregnancy, has forbidden her or her shrewish older sister Kat, a senior, to date until they graduate. Frustrated by Bianca's insistence and Kat's rebelliousness, Walter declares that Bianca may date only when Kat does, knowing Kat's unsocial attitude will make it very difficult. When Cameron asks Bianca out, she informs him of her father's new rule and suggests he find someone willing to date Kat; unbeknownst to Cameron, Bianca wants to date affluent and popular senior Joey Donner. Cameron selects Australian "bad boy" Patrick Verona. Michael convinces Joey to pay Patrick to ask out Kat. Patrick agrees, but Kat rebuffs his first few advances. After Michael and Cameron probe Bianca for information on Kat's likes and dislikes, he begins to win Kat's interest. Kat goes to a party with Patrick, enabling Bianca and her best friend Chastity Church to tag along. At the party, Kat becomes upset upon seeing Bianca with Joey, responding by getting drunk. Patrick attends to her, and after leaving the party, she starts to open up to him, expressing her interest in forming a band. When Kat attempts to kiss him, Patrick pulls away, causing her to depart, infuriated and embarrassed. Meanwhile, Bianca upsets Cameron by ignoring him for Joey, but she soon realizes that Joey is shallow and self-absorbed. When she asks Cameron to drive her home, he calls her selfish for the way she treated him and says his feelings for her are true. Bianca kisses him before leaving. Joey pays Patrick more money to take Kat to the prom so he can take Bianca. Although Kat is still angry with Patrick, he wins her over by serenading her with a performance of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli, and she returns the favor by helping him sneak out of detention. Their subsequent date turns romantic and they kiss, but she becomes suspicious when he insists she accompany him to the prom, which she adamantly opposes. Irritated that Cameron has delayed asking her to the prom, Bianca accepts Joey's invitation, but Walter declines to allow it unless Kat accompanies her. Kat confesses to Bianca that she dated Joey when they were freshmen and, succumbing to peer pressure, had sex with him once and regretted it. After Joey dumped her, she vowed against doing things out of peer pressure, and stays unsocial to protect Bianca. Importantly, Kat's brief relationship with Joey happened close to the time in which Kat and Bianca's estranged mother left them. Bianca insists that she should be able to have her own experiences, so Kat decides to go to the prom with Patrick. This lets Bianca go as well, and she attends the prom with Cameron instead of Joey. At the prom, Bianca learns from Chastity that Joey was planning to have sex with Bianca that night, and had made a bet about it with his friends. Angry that Bianca spurned him for Cameron, Joey confronts Patrick, revealing that he had paid Patrick to date Kat and leaving her heartbroken. Joey punches Cameron, but Bianca punches and beats him for hurting her, Kat, and Cameron. The following day, Bianca reconciles with Kat, and is now officially dating Cameron. For an assignment in which the students were tasked to write their own versions of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 141, Kat reads aloud her version, entitled "10 Things I Hate About You", revealing that she still cares for Patrick. He surprises her with a Fender Stratocaster that he bought with the money Joey paid him, and confesses that he has fallen for her. Kat forgives him, and they reconcile with a kiss. Plot 10 Things I Hate About You is a romantic comedy about Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who falls in love with Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) on his first day at high school. However, Bianca's dad has made a rule that she cannot date until her older sister, Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles), starts dating. Since Kat is independent and has a strong personality, Cameron comes up with a plan to get someone to date her. Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) is paid to take Kat out, so Cameron has a chance to date Bianca. As the story continues, unexpected feelings develop, leading to funny moments, romance, and drama. Overall, the film combines comedy and romance to create an entertaining story about love, relationships, and being yourself. Cast Julia Stiles as Katarina "Kat" Stratford, the antisocial and shrewish older Stratford sister Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona, the Australian "bad boy" hired to date Kat Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James, the new student at Padua High School who is smitten with Bianca and goes to great lengths to win her over Larisa Oleynik as Bianca Stratford, the superficial and popular younger Stratford sister Larry Miller as Walter Stratford, an obstetrician and single parent who is overprotective of his daughters Andrew Keegan as Joey Donner, an affluent and self-absorbed high school senior and aspiring model who intends to have sex with Bianca, and to that end pays Patrick to date Kat David Krumholtz as Michael Eckman, a geek who assists Cameron in his quest to woo Bianca, and in the process tries to woo Kat's friend Mandella Susan May Pratt as Mandella, Kat's only close friend and an aficionado of William Shakespeare who falls for Michael Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as Mr. Morgan, teacher of Kat, Patrick, and Joey's English class Allison Janney as Ms. Perky, Padua High School's guidance counselor and a writer of erotic literature David Leisure as Mr. Chapin, coach of the girls' soccer team Gabrielle Union as Chastity Church, Bianca's best friend who later becomes her enemy Greg Jackson as "Scurvy", a friend of Patrick Kyle Cease as Bogey Lowenstein, a golf enthusiast and member of a clique of aspiring MBAs The band Letters to Cleo (singer Kay Hanley, guitarists Greg McKenna and Michael Eisenstein, bassist Scott Riebling, and drummer Jason Sutter) appears as the band performing at Club Skunk, playing their songs "Come On" and "Co-Pilot", and a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" on the school's rooftop during the closing credits. Hanley and Eisenstein also appear in the prom scene, performing a cover of Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind" with Save Ferris. The band Save Ferris (singer Monique Powell, guitarist Brian Mashburn, bassist Bill Uechi, trumpeter José Castellaños, trombonist Brian Williams, saxophonist Eric Zamora, and drummer Evan Kilbourne) appears as the band performing at the prom, playing their songs "I Know" and "Can't Stop" as well as covers of The Isley Brothers' "Shout" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind". Production Background Writing duo Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith were inspired to write 10 Things I Hate About You after watching Clueless (1995). Being a fan of teen films, the pair set out to find a classic play or myth to turn it into a contemporary high-school movie, eventually settling on The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy by William Shakespeare.Mullor Mireia 10 Things I Hate About You: The definitive oral history by the people who made it https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a61420997/10-things-i-hate-about-you-oral-history/ Digital Spy January 2, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240709095146/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a61420997/10-things-i-hate-about-you-oral-history/ July 9, 2024 July 9, 2024 live They wanted to write a strong-willed, feminist character. Patrick Verona was inspired by Judd Nelson's character in The Breakfast Club (1985). The script was finalized in November 1997.Smith Kirsten McCullah Karen Ten Things I Hate About You - Script November 12, 1997 The screenplay was eventually picked up by The Walt Disney Company, with Gil Junger attached to direct. Casting Junger was keen to find unknown actors for the movie. Josh Hartnett and Ashton Kutcher were in the running to play Patrick Verona. Eliza Dushku auditioned for the role of Kat Stratford. Katie Holmes was also considered for the role. Kate Hudson was offered the part but her mother, Goldie Hawn, did not like the script, so she passed on the role.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/arts/10-things-i-hate-about-you-heath-ledger.html '10 Things I Hate About You': When Heath Ledger Was Just Breaking Through The New York Times March 27, 2019 Kaplan Ilana August 10, 2022 August 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810154817/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/arts/10-things-i-hate-about-you-heath-ledger.html live Casting director Marcia Ross contacted Junger and recommended Julia Stiles for the role. Junger met her that evening and was "immediately taken"; after the 10 minute meeting, he gave her the role. Joseph Gordon-Levitt auditioned for the roles of Cameron and Michael, despite initial reluctance to act in a "high school film".Chand Neeraj August 28, 2020 Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tried Hard to Escape Doing 10 Things I Hate About You https://movieweb.com/10-things-i-hate-about-you-joseph-gordon-levitt/ 2025-04-05 MovieWeb en The role of Michael eventually went to David Krumholtz and Gordon-Levitt was then offered the role of Cameron. Casting for Patrick Verona was a long process, with Andrew Lazar reporting he had seen over 1,000 boys for the role. Three and a half weeks before filming was due to start, Ross brought Heath Ledger into a casting session, and Junger was immediately inspired by him.Mohr Jayj Heath Ledger's Audition for Ten Things I Hate About You https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Oc5LCXwcD78 2025-11-04 YouTube en Filming Filming took place in 1998, between June 8 and August 6. Many of the scenes were filmed on location at Stadium High School and at a house in the North End of Tacoma, Washington. The prom sequence was shot over three days in Seattle.http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=531 10 Things I Hate About You CinemaReview.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135120/http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=531 September 13, 2017 May 24, 2008 Ledger's singing scene in the high-school bleachers, regarded as one of the most iconic scenes of the movie,Midkiff Sarah 30 March 2019 The story behind the iconic 10 Things I Hate About You singing scene is so sweet Refinery29 https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/03/228470/10-things-i-hate-about-you-heath-ledger-bleacher-scene-explained 2 January 2025 Burlaza Angelica 22 December 2022 We need more grand serenades like in 10 Things I Hate About You Collider https://collider.com/10-things-i-hate-about-you-grand-serenade-heath-ledger/ January 2, 2025 Blickley Leigh 29 March 2019 The full story behind Heath Ledger's famous bleacher scene in 10 Things I Hate About You Huffpost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-things-i-hate-about-you-bleachers-scene_n_5c990c60e4b057f7330e3190 January 2, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20241007141030/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-things-i-hate-about-you-bleachers-scene_n_5c990c60e4b057f7330e3190 October 7, 2024 had just three takes. The song for the scene changed numerous times, almost being "I Touch Myself" by Australian rock band Divinyls, before "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli was settled on. Costume designer Kimberly Tillman designed original dresses for Larisa Oleynik and Julia Stiles, as well as the period outfits for Susan May Pratt and David Krumholtz. Gabrielle Union's snakeskin prom dress is a Betsey Johnson design. Heath Ledger's and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's vintage tuxedos came from Isadora's in Seattle. Reception Box office In its opening weekend, the film grossed $8.3 million in 2,271 theaters domestically, finishing second at the box office, behind The Matrix.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112652165/matrix-tops-weekend-box-office/ 'Matrix' tops weekend box office https://web.archive.org/web/20221106220842/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112652165/matrix-tops-weekend-box-office/ The Cincinnati Enquirer 33 April 5, 1999 November 6, 2022 November 6, 2022 Newspapers.com live It earned $21 million in the first five days of release.Gamechangers in box office history: How The Matrix and 10 Things I Hate About You broke the rules IndieWire 5 April 2020 https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/gamechangers-box-office-history-matrix-10-things-i-hate-about-you-1202222844/ live January 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202024/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/gamechangers-box-office-history-matrix-10-things-i-hate-about-you-1202222844/ June 6, 2023 The movie grossed a total of $38.2 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $15.3 million in other territories, for $53.7 million worldwide. Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 93 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3 / 10 . The website's critics consensus states: "Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger add strong performances to an unexpectedly clever script, elevating 10 Things (slightly) above typical teen fare."10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_things_i_hate_about_you/ live July 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20200617105808/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_things_i_hate_about_you June 17, 2020 Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.10 Things I Hate About You reviews Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/movie/10-things-i-hate-about-you live January 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200613060641/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/10-things-i-hate-about-you June 13, 2020 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.Find CinemaScore Type "Ten Things I Hate About You" in the search box https://www.cinemascore.com CinemaScore November 14, 2025 Geoff Andrew from Time Out praised the film's leads, writing, "Stiles grows into her character, and Ledger is effortlessly charming."10 Things I Hate About You Review. Andrew Geoff Time Out New York https://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/79070/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100722042450/http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/79070/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You.html July 22, 2010 September 19, 2009 dead Brad Laidman of Film Threat said the film was "pure of heart and perfectly executed."10 Things I Hate About You https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/728/ Film Threat Laidman Brad https://archive.today/20130123035116/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=2184 January 23, 2013 September 19, 2009 dead Ron Wells, also of Film Threat, wrote, "Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best."Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/728/ Wells Ron March 29, 1999 Film Threat https://web.archive.org/web/20090113175536/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=728 January 13, 2009 September 19, 2009 dead Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying that he "liked the movie's spirit, the actors and some of the scenes. The music, much of it by the band Letters to Cleo, is subtle and inventive while still cheerful. The movie almost but not quite achieves liftoff against the gravitational pull of the tired story formula."10 Things I Hate About You Roger Ebert Roger Ebert March 31, 1999 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/10-things-i-hate-about-you-1999 Chicago Sun-Times https://web.archive.org/web/20080620190222/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19990331%2FREVIEWS%2F903310301%2F1023 June 20, 2008 August 10, 2009 live Entertainment Weekly put the film 49th on its list of Best High School Movies.September 22, 2012 50 Best High School Movies https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/?slide=383502#383502 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140307225502/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20483133_20632183,00.html#21216704 March 7, 2014 March 7, 2014 EW.com The costuming was praised by Vogue for being stylish and helping illustrate the divide between the Stratford sisters,Jackson Hannah 10 Things I Hate About You Is Just as Delightful—And Stylish—25 Years Later https://www.vogue.com/article/10-things-i-hate-about-you-25th-anniversary Vogue January 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240401091317/https://www.vogue.com/article/10-things-i-hate-about-you-25th-anniversary April 1, 2024 March 31, 2024 live referring to the movie as a "time capsule" for 90s fashion.Azwar Rahemma All the best fashion moments from '10 Things I Hate About You' https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/all-the-best-fashion-moments-from-10-things-i-hate-about-you/media-gallery/527b764a7521a73863512e652f035c1ahttps://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/all-the-best-fashion-moments-from-10-things-i-hate-about-you/media-gallery/527b764a7521a73863512e652f035c1a Vogue Australia January 3, 2025 April 5, 2024 Accolades 10 Things I Hate About You provided breakthrough roles for Stiles, Ledger, and Gordon-Levitt.Aames Ethan http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0606052 Julia Stiles on "The Omen" https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222316/http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0606052 September 23, 2015 Cinema Confidential News June 5, 2006 October 28, 2006 deadEisenbach Helen http://juliastiles.free.fr/articles/articles_2000/manhattanfile_2000.html 10 Things We Love About Julia Stiles https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185447/http://juliastiles.free.fr/articles/articles_2000/manhattanfile_2000.html March 3, 2016 Manhattan File Magazine January 2000 October 28, 2006 liveMaher Kevin http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,26491-2398966,00.html Heath Ledger - The Accidental Hero https://web.archive.org/web/20110615201715/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article668361.ece June 15, 2011 Times Sunday Magazine October 14, 2006 October 28, 2006 Gordon-Levitt, Stiles, and Oleynik each received YoungStar Award nominations for Best Actor/Actress in a Comedy Film. The movie was nominated for seven Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie: Breakout Star (Stiles), Choice Movie: Comedy, Choice Movie: Funniest Scene (featuring Krumholtz), Choice Movie: Love Scene (featuring Stiles and Ledger), Choice Movie: Hissy Fit (Gordon-Levitt), Choice Movie: Villain (Andrew Keegan) and Choice Movie: Soundtrack at the 1999 Teen Choice Awards. The film's casting directors Marcia Ross and Donna Morong were nominated for Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy at the Casting Society of America's Artios Awards in 1999. In 2000, Stiles won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress (tied with Émilie Dequenne in Rosetta) at the 1999 CFCA Awards and an MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. Ledger was also nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance for the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".MTV Movie Award Nominations https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a608/mtv-movie-award-nominations/ September 7, 2022 Digital Spy April 18, 2000 December 15, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222100/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a608/mtv-movie-award-nominations/ live Soundtrack The film's soundtrack album, featuring Letters to Cleo performing cover versions of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind", stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for seven weeks, peaking at no. 52.The Billboard 200 https://books.google.com/books?id=bw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=10+things+i+hate+about+you+soundtrack+album&pg=PA79 May 1, 1999 United States February 18, 2018 The Billboard 200 https://books.google.com/books?id=aREEAAAAMBAJ&q=10+things+i+hate+about+you+soundtrack+album+september&pg=PA109 September 9, 1999 United States February 18, 2018 July 30, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730021738/https://books.google.com/books?id=aREEAAAAMBAJ&q=10+things+i+hate+about+you+soundtrack+album+september&pg=PA109 live Reviewer S. Peeples of AllMusic rated it 3 stars out of 5, calling it "one of the best modern rock soundtracks of the spring 1999 season".Peeples S. https://www.allmusic.com/album/10-things-i-hate-about-you-original-soundtrack--mw0000237728 AllMusic 10 Things I Hate About You review February 18, 2018 Performer 49:59 I Want You to Want Me originally performed by Cheap Trick Rick Nielsen Letters to Cleo 3:25 F.N.T. (Fascinating New Thing) from Great Divide, 1996 Dan Wilson, Jacob Slichter Semisonic 3:29 I Know contains an interpretation of "Shout", written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, and Rudolph Isley and originally performed by The Isley Brothers Michael Holton, Miré Molner, Brian Mashburn Save Ferris 2:52 Your Winter from Fortress, 2000 Ken Block, Jett Beres, Andrew Copeland, Ryan Newell, Mark Trojanowski, Bill Smith Sister Hazel 4:39 Even Angels Fall from Key of a Minor, 2000 Tom Whitlock, Jessica Riddle, Kim Bullard, Penny Framstad Jessica Riddle 3:27 New World from Leroy, 2001 Leroy Miller Leroy 3:02 Saturday Night Rodney Jerkins, Marti Sharron, Dan Sembello Ta-Gana 4:26 Atomic Dog from Computer Games, 1982 George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley George Clinton 4:44 Dazz from Good High, 1976 Ray Ransom, Edward D. Irons Jr., Reginald Hargis Brick 3:24 The Weakness in Me from Walk Under Ladders, 1981 Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading 3:32 War from "My Favourite Game", 1998 Peter Svensson, Nina Persson The Cardigans 3:57 Wings of a Dove 1983 Carl Smyth, Graham McPherson Madness 3:00 Cruel to Be Kind originally performed by Nick Lowe Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm Letters to Cleo 3:01 One More Thing Richard Gibbs Richard Gibbs 3:01 Certifications 10 Things I Hate About You Soundtrack album 1999 2000 Australia Gold December 27, 2021 10 Things I Hate About You Original Soundtrack album 1999 2013 United Kingdom Silver 7 December 4, 2022 11270-1140-2 10 Things I Hate About You Soundtrack album 1999 2000 United States Gold December 4, 2022 Legacy and cultural impact The film is often considered one of the greatest teen and romantic comedies of all time,10 Things I Hate About You is as fresh as ever, even 20 years later https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/29/18287403/10-things-i-hate-about-you-20-anniversary-heath-ledger-julia-stiles-shakespeare Vox January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240404203038/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/29/18287403/10-things-i-hate-about-you-20-anniversary-heath-ledger-julia-stiles-shakespeare April 4, 2024 March 30, 2019The Best Rom-Coms of All Time https://www.vogue.com/article/best-romantic-comedies-of-all-time Vogue January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241219193901/https://www.vogue.com/article/best-romantic-comedies-of-all-time December 19, 2024 September 10, 2024 liveThe 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/best-romantic-comedies-list Vanity Fair January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231135113/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/best-romantic-comedies-list December 31, 2024 February 13, 2023 live receiving praise for subverting expectations and having a feminist lead character.On Screen: Deconstructing the Teen Rom-Com in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/onscreen/junger10things The Vault of Culture January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240506015144/https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/onscreen/junger10things May 6, 2024 July 26, 2021 live The film has been cited as an influence for Netflix's romcom revival.Reilly Kaitlin The 10 Things I Hate About You Writers Reflect On The Film's Feminist Legacy https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/235767/10-things-i-hate-about-you-rom-com-fest-writer-interview Refinery29 January 1, 2025 June 20, 2019 Kat's defiance for conventional feminine attitudes was seen as an "extreme" brand of feminism at the time; however, the independent female character is now retrospectively regarded as a progressive portrayal that challenged the traditional teen movie archetypes, aligning more closely with modern feminist ideals.Demmon Beth Twenty Years Later, '10 Things I Hate About You' Is More Relevant Than You'd Expect https://www.vice.com/en/article/twenty-years-later-10-things-i-hate-about-you-is-more-relevant-than-youd-expect/ Vice January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207080142/https://www.vice.com/en/article/twenty-years-later-10-things-i-hate-about-you-is-more-relevant-than-youd-expect/ December 7, 2024 March 29, 2019 live The film is often regarded to be a cult classic due to the unconventional stereotypes resonating throughout generations and in youth culture years later.Wolf Taylor Cult Film Crash Course: '10 Things I Hate About You' https://baylorlariat.com/2019/03/28/cult-film-crash-course-10-things-i-hate-about-you/ Baylor Lariat January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240912162639/https://baylorlariat.com/2019/03/28/cult-film-crash-course-10-things-i-hate-about-you/ September 12, 2024 March 28, 2019 live25 Years Later '10 Things I Hate About You' Still Encapsulates and Nails Universal Stereotypes https://thescreen.substack.com/p/25-years-later-10-things-i-hate-about The Screen January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240619212117/https://thescreen.substack.com/p/25-years-later-10-things-i-hate-about June 19, 2024 March 14, 2024 liveWalters Meg "10 things I learned about love by watching 10 Things I Hate About You" https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/film/10-things-hate-about-you-25th-anniversary/860905 Stylist January 1, 2025 Teen Vogue ranked the movie number one on their list for best teen romance movies.Li Sara 45 Best Teen Romance Movies That'll Make You Feel All Your Feelings https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-teen-romance-movies Teen Vogue January 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20231123105613/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-teen-romance-movies November 23, 2023 February 23, 2023 live GQ included the film on their list of the best 90s movies,The best 90s movies, from Pulp Fiction to 10 Things I Hate About You https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-90s-movies GQ January 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241224184006/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-90s-movies December 24, 2024 October 11, 2024 live and Harper's Bazaar had it on their list of the best movies that defined the 90s.The 20 Best Movies That Defined the '90s https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/g62543728/best-90s-movies-of-all-time/ Harper's Bazaar January 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241230000855/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/g62543728/best-90s-movies-of-all-time/ December 30, 2024 October 11, 2024 live In 2024, during the Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud, Drake responded to Lamar's diss track "Euphoria" by sharing a clip of the movie on Instagram, showing Stiles reading her poem.Griffin Marc Drake Compares Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" To '10 Things I Hate About You' Poem https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/drake-compares-kendrick-lamars-euphoria-to-i-hate-you-poem-1234874713/ Vibe January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240503070926/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/drake-compares-kendrick-lamars-euphoria-to-i-hate-you-poem-1234874713/ May 3, 2024 May 1, 2024 liveDionne Zach Drake Compares Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" Diss to '10 Things I Hate About You' Poetry Scene https://www.complex.com/music/a/zach-dionne/drake-kendrick-lamar-euphoria-10-things-i-hate-about-you Complex January 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240901022219/https://www.complex.com/music/a/zach-dionne/drake-kendrick-lamar-euphoria-10-things-i-hate-about-you September 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 live Adaptations In June 1999, the Scholastic Corporation published a novelization of the story, adapted by David Levithan. 0439087309 10 Things I Hate About You 1999 Scholastic New York The story is retold as it is in the film, with each chapter written from the point of view of either Bianca, Cameron, Kat, Patrick, or Michael. In October 2008, ABC Family ordered a pilot episode of 10 Things I Hate About You, a half-hour, single-camera comedy series based on the film. Larry Miller is the only actor from the film to reprise his role of Walter Stratford in the TV series. The director of the film, Gil Junger, directed many of the episodes, including the pilot; the film's composer, Richard Gibbs, also returned to do the show's music. The series was adapted and produced by Carter Covington.Nguyen Hanh http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-pilots10thingsihateaboutyourubyandtherockits,0,2482981.story ABC Family Greenlights '10 Things I Hate,' 'Ruby' Pilots https://web.archive.org/web/20081009150350/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-pilots10thingsihateaboutyourubyandtherockits,0,2482981.story October 9, 2008 Zap2it October 8, 2008 October 8, 2008 dead The show premiered on 7 July 2009,10 Things I Hate About You http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+10-Things-I-Hate-About-You/page_Detail https://web.archive.org/web/20090519200819/http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+10-Things-I-Hate-About-You/page_Detail May 19, 2009 June 17, 2009 ABC Family dead and ended on 24 May 2010, lasting 20 episodes. Musical adaptation In April 2025, it was announced that Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang would be writing the book for a musical stage adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You, with Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska writing the score. The creative team will also include Christopher Wheeldon as director and choreographer and Tom Kitt as music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator.Rebecca Milzoff 23 April 2025 Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham team up for 10 Things I Hate About You broadway musical Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/carly-rae-jepsen-lena-dunham-10-things-broadway-musical-1235953162/ October 26, 2025 It was announced on August 17, 2026, that the musical will begin performances on Broadway on August 17, 2027.Chloe Rabinowitz 10 Things I Hate About You to Open on Broadway in 2027 August 17, 2026 https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/10-things-i-hate-about-you-to-open-on-broadway-in-2027 August 17, 2026 BroadwayWorld Sequels On the 10th anniversary home video release, the screenwriters mentioned in an audio commentary that they were floating ideas around for 11 Things I Hate About You after the original film’s release. But ultimately, nothing came from it.10 Things I Hate About You Commentary Touchstone Home Entertainment September 15, 2026 In May 2012, a standalone sequel titled 10 Things I Hate About Life was announced to be in development with Gil Junger serving as director and screenwriter.McNary Dave 9 May 2012 Variety 10 Things counts Atwell as star https://variety.com/2012/film/news/10-things-counts-atwell-as-star-1118053704/ May 8, 2025 Evan Rachel Wood and Thomas McDonell were cast in the lead roles, and while production commenced principal photography halted with delays in continuing the production.McNary Dave 7 November 2013 AFM: Evan Rachel Wood's 10 Things I Hate About Life re-starting Variety https://variety.com/2013/film/news/evan-rachel-woods-10-things-i-hate-about-life-1200805517/ May 8, 2025 The movie was ultimately shelved indefinitely, resulting in legal action taken by its producers.Spencer Anthony 4 February 2021 Why producers sued Evan Rachel Wood for $30 million The Things https://www.thethings.com/why-producers-sued-evan-rachel-wood-for-30-million/ May 8, 2025 In May 2025, a sequel was in development with the title 10 Things I Hate About Dating. Gil Junger will once again serve as director, with the filmmaker co-writing the script with Naya Elle James. Junger stated that similar to the previous movie being a William Shakespeare contemporary retelling, the new project will be based on Jean-Baptiste "Molière" Poquelin's The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover. The director expressed hopes that cast from the original movie would reprise the roles, in a variety of cameos or as a featured supporting cast alongside the new characters. The movie is intended to be the first in a trilogy of sequels, with the additional projects tentatively titled: 10 Things I Hate About Marriage, and 10 Things I Hate About Kids. Junger acknowledged that while Ledger cannot appear in the new installment, there will be reference and tribute made to the deceased actor.Juneau Jen 6 May 2025 10 Things I Hate About You director reveals he's working on a follow-up film with a nod to Heath Ledger People magazine Exclusive https://people.com/10-things-i-hate-about-you-new-movie-heath-ledger-nod-director-gil-junger-exclusive-11727082 May 8, 2025 References 25em External links 10 Things I Hate About You 0147800 10 Things I Hate About You 436237 10 Things I Hate About You Category:1999 films Category:1999 directorial debut films Category:1990s coming-of-age comedy films Category:1999 coming-of-age films Category:1990s feminist films Category:1990s high school films Category:1999 romantic comedy films Category:1990s teen comedy films Category:1990s teen romance films Category:American coming-of-age comedy films Category:American feminist comedy films Category:American films based on plays Category:American high school films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:American teen comedy films Category:American teen romance films Category:1990s coming-of-age romance films Category:1999 English-language films Category:Films about proms Category:Films adapted into television shows Category:Films based on The Taming of the Shrew Category:Films directed by Gil Junger Category:Films scored by Richard Gibbs Category:Films set in Seattle Category:Films set in Washington (state) Category:Films shot in Seattle Category:Films shot in Washington (state) Category:Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Category:Teen films based on works by William Shakespeare Category:Touchstone Pictures films Category:Films about stalking Category:Films about sisters Category:Films about father–daughter relationships Category:1999 American films Category:English-language romantic comedy films Category:English-language teen comedy films