As Shakespearean adaptations go, it's not quite as odd as moving The Tempest to another planet (as in Forbidden Planet ) or Hamlet to a Canadian brewery (the secret subtext of Strange Brew ), but it's still safe to say no one was expecting a version of The Taming of the Shrew set in an American high school. But unlike the previously mentioned films, 10 Things I Hate About You at least gives the Bard screen credit for his contribution to the story. In 10 Things I Hate About You , Bianca Stratford ( Larisa Oleynik ) is a tenth grader who has never gone on a date, as her parents have a little rule where Bianca isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister gets a boyfriend. The problem is, while her older sister Kat ( Julia Stiles ) is attractive and intelligent, she's also a mean-spirited misanthrope who rubs nearly everyone the wrong way — especially boys. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey Donner ( Andrew Keegan ), are eager to get their romance on the road, so Joey fixes Kat up with Patrick Verona ( Heath Ledger ), a new kid in town who may be just bitter and mysterious enough to suit her. 10 Things I Hate About You is the first feature film for director Gil Junger , who previously worked extensively in television, including episodes of Dharma and Greg , Ellen , and Blossom . — Mark Deming
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Heath Ledger | Patrick Verona |
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Julia Stiles | Kat Stratford |
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Cameron James |
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Larisa Oleynik | Bianca Stratford |
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David Krumholtz | Michael Eckman |
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Andrew Keegan | Joey Donner |
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Susan May Pratt | Mandella |
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Gabrielle Union | Chastity |
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Larry Miller | Walter Stratford |
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Daryl Mitchell | Mr. Morgan |
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Allison Janney | Ms. Perky |
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David Leisure | Mr. Chapin |
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Greg Jackson | Scruvy |
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Kyle Cease | Bogey Lowenstein |
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Terence Heuston | Derek |
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Cameron Fraser | Trevor |
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Eric Riedmann | Audio Visual Guy |
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Quinn Maixner | Beautiful Jock |
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Demegio Kimbrough | Coffee Kid |
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Todd Butler | Coffee Kid |
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Dennis Mosley | Cohort |
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Bianca Kajlich | Coffee Girl |
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Nick Vukelic | Drugged Out Loser |
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Ben Laurance | Wimpy Loser |
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Aidan Kennedy | Laughing Loser |
| Director | Gil Junger |
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| Writer | Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith, William Shakespeare | |
| Producer | Jeffrey Chernov, Jody Hedien, Seth Jaret, Andrew Lazar, Greg Silverman | |
| Musician | Richard Gibbs | |
| Photography | Mark Irwin | |
| Edition | 10th Anniversary Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | DTS 5.1 [French] DTS 5.1 [English] |
| Subtitles | Dutch | English | French |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jan 05, 2010 |
| Regions | A |