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The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
influenced 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Plot
Very loosely based on (maybe even just inspired by) William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew, one thing that 10 Things has going for it is a teriffic ensemble cast of teens.
Yes, yes, it’s a remake of Shakesepeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, but Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah’s screenplay is anything but a complimentary nod to the Bard.
Although similar in plotting (ok, darn near identical), "10 Things I Hate About You," a modern-day version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" ("She's All That" got its inspiration from "Pygmalion"), is an infinitely superior film in every department, from the smart direction by first-time feature director Gil Junger to the charming and well-written screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith to the striking ensemble cast, who give the best group of performances in a teen comedy since 1985's "The Breakfast Club."
''10 Things I Hate About You'' may be the cheekiest ''literary'' update yet -- a post-riot grrrl gloss on ''The Taming of the Shrew,'' with Shakespeare's plot twirled around devices that have become clichés, virtually overnight, in the new teen comedies: the guy who struggles to land a girl in order to win a bet; the ingenue -- in this case Kat's younger sister, the button-nosed Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) -- who's a virgin to everything but consumerism.
As it is, this very loose adaptation of the Bard's stage play, "The Taming of the Shrew" (done "Clueless"-style), is a definitely a cut above the current crop of teen-oriented comedies, thanks to an appealing cast of fresh faces, as well as a surprisingly literate script.
"10 Things I Hate About You" -- a "Clueless"-spawn remake of "The Taming of the Shrew" -- while an above average entry in the recent pool of teen-targeted pics, is sorely lacking in this arena.
Rosaline (2022)
Directed by Karen Maine
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Characters Visuals Plot
While Dario’s internality isn’t explored much, Teale gives him depth and dimension, with glints of inspiration from Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride and Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You .
Adopting a personality that takes inspiration from the likes of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet , 10 Things I Hate About You , and A Knight’s Tale , Rosaline is a charming romantic comedy that manages to present its meta commentary on the pros and cons of Shakespeare’s work in a self-aware fashion, further elevated by the effortless charm and comedically inclined Kaitlyn Dever as the titular ex.
There’s no shortage of Shakesperean film adaptations, especially ones targeted towards teenagers, but “Rosaline,” which benefits from the comedic chops and presences of the incredible Kaitlyn Dever, hits several sweet spots between the charm of “10 Things I Hate About You” and the creative liberties of Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet.”
We’ve seen plenty of Shakespeare plays done with a modern twist, from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to Romeo + Juliet (1996).
The movie’s entered “10 Things I Hate About You” territory.
It's only in recent film adaptations that she's started to become more visible, which sets the stage for the perfect elevator pitch for Hollywood's latest attempt to girl boss-ify Shakespeare (which, let's face it, was already perfectly done in "10 Things I Hate About You"): what if "Romeo and Juliet," but told by his bitter ex?!
Booksmart (2019)
Directed by Olivia Wilde
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Characters Themes
It is usually the male characters who inject some change into them, be it Zack (Freddie Prinze Jr.) in She’s All That , Patrick (Heath Ledger) in 10 Things I Hate About You or even Oz (Chris Klein) in American Pie .
It’s another film in the grand tradition of right-around-graduation movies ( Can’t Hardly Wait , Dazed and Confused , Pretty in Pink, 10 Things I Hate About You ), but Booksmart gives off especially distinct Superbad vibes, both in story structure and its general theme of growing up.
Because of the film’s timeless message, Booksmart evokes the pantheon of teen/college comedies that come to define generations: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Dazed and Confused, 10 Things I Hate About You, and, yes, even Superbad.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
Directed by Susan Johnson
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Themes Characters
Movies like She's All That , 10 Things I Hate About You , and Can't Hardly Wait were so ubiquitous that a parody of the genre titled Not Another Teen Movie starring Chris Evans was actually released in 2001.
There are fleeting moments that recall Me & Earl and The Dying Girl , 10 Things I Hate About You , even Scott Pilgrim vs The World without the quirky video game aesthetic and the scorned Asian girlfriend.
In what may well be a nod to Larry Miller’s Walter Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You —both the 1999 movie and the 2009-2010 television series—Corbett’s Dan Covey is a gynecologist, which is mined for humor here in ways both similar to and different from 10 Things.
About ten to fifteen years ago, there was a spurt of teen films based on classics from Jane Austen's "Emma" in "Clueless" to Shakespeare in "10 Things I Hate About You" and "O." "Easy A" updates the convention with referential homage to the films of John Hughes and John Cusack's iconic "Say Anything" boom box scene, both of which are merged in the film's climax.
As far as teen comedies informed by 10th-grade English syllabi go, Easy A , partly inspired by The Scarlet Letter, is remedial ed compared with Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You .
Royal sprinkles his screenplay with snappy cultural references that aren't exactly pop; it's one thing to be inspired by Shakespeare like 10 Things I Hate About You, and entirely another to mine laughs from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Kinsey and Huckleberry Finn.
"Easy A" is pretty much destined to join "Superbad," "Mean Girls," and, looking a bit further back, "10 Things I Hate About You," as a modern teen movie classic.
The movie wisely addresses its fondness for John Hughes and his likeminded teen comedy peers up front (it even contains covers of seminal “John Hughes songs” on its soundtrack), though the spirits of “Clueless” (narration), “10 Things I Hate About You” (source material) and “ Juno ” (smart, plucky heroine) are present as well.
2000's " 10 Things I Hate About You " credibly transplanted Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" to high school and introduced audiences to the winning ways of Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles .
Although similar in plotting (ok, darn near identical), "10 Things I Hate About You," a modern-day version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" ("She's All That" got its inspiration from "Pygmalion"), is an infinitely superior film in every department, from the smart direction by first-time feature director Gil Junger to the charming and well-written screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith to the striking ensemble cast, who give the best group of performances in a teen comedy since 1985's "The Breakfast Club."
Then Freddie Prinze, Jr. starred in "She's All That," a retooling of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," and then we got "Cruel Intentions," based on "Dangerous Liaisons."
Lately in the teen movie column, we have seen many classics of literature: "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" ( Cruel Intentions ), "Pygmalion" ( She's All That ), and now Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You.
Love, Simon (2018)
Directed by Greg Berlanti
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Themes Characters
Love, Simon belongs on the shelf next to Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, and 10 Things I Hate About You, among many other such teen- and college-aged stories.
She’s the best on-screen teacher since Allison Janney in “10 Things I Hate About You,” both unafraid of giving her students shit and a fierce defender of them, as well.
Nick Robinson (Everything, Everything and Jurassic World) plays Simon with the dreaminess you want in a teen rom-com lead, and his performance recalls Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You, both in the “being involved a classmate’s elaborate romantical plot” way and the way of a young performer who is obviously brimming with talent that is barely being scratched.
The callbacks to various films from that time, particularly Never Been Kissed and 10 Things I Hate About You, can only be deliberate.
The DUFF (2015)
Directed by Ari Sandel
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Plot Characters
The plot sounds an awful lot like She’s All That, Can’t Buy Me Love, 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, or even Some Kind of Wonderful, and it would be easy to dismiss sight unseen The DUFF as a copycat/rip-off of high school coming-of-age films from decades past.
Josh Cagan’s script, with its tight pace and pleasing self-awareness, recalls another classic teen comedy: 10 Things I Hate About You.
At twenty-six, she’d only seem like a real teenager at the high-school from 10 Things I Hate About You, and even with the over-alls and surrounded by the glamorous Stepford teens, Whitman can’t pull off the “fat” or “ugly” part of her DUFF crucible.
And, if the film owes its everything to "Sixteen Candles," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Can't Buy Me Love," "She's All That," "10 Things I Hate About You," and " Mean Girls " (just to name a few), at least its story stays true to its irrepressible heroine without feeling the need to change her.
Now and then you find a film such as "10 Things I Hate About You" (thank you, William Shakespeare ) or "Easy A" (thumbs up, Nathaniel Hawthorne) that goes beyond and messes, profitably, with the usual images, body or otherwise.
A humor-filled drama for the current high school crowd – since The Duff makes timely points about self-love, body image, and modern relationships but falls short of becoming a teen drama classic (e.g., Easy A, She’s All That, and 10 Things I Hate About You).
There’s a gag riffing on Monty Python’s “Black Knight” sequence , another that recalls a bit from Stripes, and a third that borrows from Saw (and, before it, the original Mad Max).
She’s All That , the 1999 film from which He’s All That has spun off, is a charming encapsulation of late 90s-teendom, and while it’s not the strongest film of its time (that honor goes to 10 Things I Hate About You ), there is something that makes it breezily palatable.
As turn-of-the-millennium-era teen comedies go, the original "She's All That" (1999) was never exactly my cup of tea--I preferred the likes of "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999), "Josie and the Pussycats" (2000) and the unjustly overlooked "Get Over It" (2000) myself.
In the 1990s, when teen films were interested in adapting classic works of literature into stories about the pains of being in high school, we got Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You and She’s All That.
The latter two are respectively played by Aimee Teegarden and Johnny Depp wannabe Thomas McDonell, and that their respective appearances so closely recall those of Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger in Disney's own 10 Things I Hate About You is the icing on just how recycled the whole affair is.
The screenplay itself makes direct reference to The 40-Year-Old Virgin , 10 Things I Hate About You , American Pie and a scattering of ’80s sex-coms.
At one point, Avery lifts her shirt for him in the sightline of half-dozen other students, and shows no understanding of their shocked reactions, apparently believing that reenacting a scene from 10 Things I Hate About You is entirely normal behavior.
Although similar in plotting (ok, darn near identical), "10 Things I Hate About You," a modern-day version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" ("She's All That" got its inspiration from "Pygmalion"), is an infinitely superior film in every department, from the smart direction by first-time feature director Gil Junger to the charming and well-written screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith to the striking ensemble cast, who give the best group of performances in a teen comedy since 1985's "The Breakfast Club."
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Themes Characters
Teen comedies like Bring It On (2000) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) keep things light but are almost exclusively concerned with rich kids running amok while their parents are off doing something else.
The Edge of Seventeen may not be embraced by John Hughes nostalgists, but Steinfeld's Nadine is a direct descendant of Molly Ringwald's Samantha in Sixteen Candles — as well as of the marginalized heroines played by Winona Ryder in Heathers , Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You , Thora Birch in Ghost World and many others.
Email 15 Books That Scored Better Big Screen Titles -- 'Cruel Intentions,' 'Die Hard,' 'Goodfellas' (Photos) Based on William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," the adaptation starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger brought things to the present day and gave it a more timely title, "10 Things I Hate About You."
Email 15 Books That Scored Better Big Screen Titles -- 'Cruel Intentions,' 'Die Hard,' 'Goodfellas' (Photos) Based on William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," the adaptation starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger brought things to the present day and gave it a more timely title, "10 Things I Hate About You."
Do Revenge (2022)
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Themes
It’s a mix of all of those classic films, from Cruel Intentions to 10 Things I Hate About You.
Caught Stealing (2025)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
influenced by 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Visuals
This moment amounting to his version of Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) in 10 Things I Hate About You drunkenly dancing on the table at Bogey Lowenstein’s (Kyle Cease) party to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize.”
One could argue that Oscar darlings like Poor Things and Anora do count as romantic comedies, but it’s hard to compare those films to the likes of Notting Hill or 10 Things I Hate About You.
How does this film compare to other Shakespeare-inspired works with a modern-day spin, such as Romeo + Juliet or 10 Things I Hate About You ?