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10 July 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Five Little Words Can Change Your Life morePlot:
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school – Beth Cooper – during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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What Did Critics Expect? more (31 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hayden Panettiere | ... | Beth Cooper |
 | Paul Rust | ... | Denis Cooverman |
 | Jack Carpenter | ... | Rich Munsch (as Jack T. Carpenter) |
 | Lauren London | ... | Cammy Alcott |
 | Lauren Storm | ... | Treece Kilmer |
 | Shawn Roberts | ... | Kevin |
 | Jared Keeso | ... | Dustin |
 | Brendan Penny | ... | Sean |
 | Marie Avgeropoulos | ... | Valli Wooley |
 | Josh Emerson | ... | Greg Saloga |
 | Alan Ruck | ... | Mr. Cooverman |
 | Cynthia Stevenson | ... | Mrs. Cooverman |
 | Pat Finn | ... | Coach Raupp |
 | Andrea Savage | ... | Dr. Gleason |
| Violet Columbus | ... | Sullen Girl (Angelica) |
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, some teen drinking and drug references, and brief violence.Parents Guide:
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102 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45026) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (uncut version) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:R16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Finland:K-11Fun Stuff
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The high school in the movie, Buffalo Glenn High School, is based on writer Larry Doyle's hometown of Buffalo Grove High School. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Kevin first starts messing with Denis after graduation, his Class A jacket has the PFC rank insignia on it (one chevron, one rocker), but in the scene after he picks him up to fix him up, his insignia is PV2 (just the one chevron). In the next scene, it's back to PFC. moreQuotes:
[from trailer]Denis Cooverman: [to Beth Cooper] Thanks. You hit me with your car. That was pretty cool.
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Come on, this is a high school comedy the way they used to do them back in the '80s! This is not John Hughes territory, as you might be led to believe upon seeing "Home Alone" director Chris Columbus at the helm. No, this is another breed of '80s comedy. This is more "Three O'Clock High" than "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," which is not necessarily a bad thing, depending on your taste. The humor here is broad and unsophisticated, for the most part, but fits with the brisk pacing and sunny tone of the film. This movie invites you to have a good time along with the cast. It throws you in the middle of a heightened reality/unlikely scenario (most geeks do not suddenly grow a pair and profess their love for the hottest girl in school during their valedictorian speech) and beckons you to simply enjoy the ride. While the films of John Hughes endeavor to depict a realistic panoramic view into the teenage mind, taking stereotypes and turning them inside out, this film, and its grandaddy "Three O'Clock High" do not carry such aspirations. They are fantasy, pure and true, and are all about having a good time. If the characters are two dimensional, so what? If the plot is threadbare, so what? Character development and story arc are not reasons to see a movie like "I Love You Beth Cooper." This is just a classic homespun yarn, taking place in Anywhere, USA, about a geek who outsmarts a bully and gets the girl. If you expected more, you're going to be disappointed. This is the kind of movie that could work just as well as a cartoon. It's a zippy, predictable ride from point A to point B, but the journey is not lacking in entertainment value. If you, like me, are a fan of "Three O'Clock High" and on many-a-day would watch it over "Bueller," then you're in for a treat because this is practically a remake albeit with the addition of a love interest.