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Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

PG-13 | | Comedy, Romance | 12 June 1998 (USA)
Multicharacter teenage comedy about high school graduates with different agenda of life on graduation night.
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2 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

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Girl Whose Party It Is
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Exchange Student
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Cousin Ron
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Jock #1
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Jock #2
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Jock #3 (as Freddy Rodriguez)
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X-Phile #1
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X-Phile #2
Brian Hall ...
Real Homeboy
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Storyline

It's high school graduation and, like all seniors, they want to party. So, 500 high school seniors look forward to a party while, in the meantime, a boy wants to get a girl he's loved for years who just broke up with her boyfriend, and one head-case who wants revenge on a lifelong bully. So, the party comes, things develop. People have sex, drink, and go along with most of the guidelines of a high school graduation party. Written by Robbie Cooper <[email protected]>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

For the class of 1998, the last night of high school is the first night of the rest of their lives. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language | See all certifications »
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Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Ne mogu Ĩekati  »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,025,910 (USA) (12 June 1998)

Gross:

$25,339,117 (USA) (28 August 1998)
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Company Credits

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1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Of all the jock friends and their girlfriends, the only ones who are ever given names are Jaime Pressly's character, Beth. And 'Jennifer Lyons', Rachel. And Doodie, in the yellow tank. See more »

Goofs

Actor's mark visible on the floor at the train station when Amanda leaves Preston. See more »

Quotes

Amanda Becket: [to Preston] You know what? Why don't you go off and get yourself a goddamn life, asshole?
Keg Guy: [to Preston] Thanks, man. That's the funniest thing I've seen all night.
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Crazy Credits

William's two friends are walking along a street discusing that missing the party was no big deal when a UFO shadow appears on them (like the one in ID4) and they are abducted by it See more »

Connections

Featured in Prom Night (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee
(Remix)
Written by Missy Elliott (as Missy Elliott), Tim Mosley, Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones) and Mocha (as Alicia Richards)
Produced by Tim Mosley (as Timbaland)
Performed by Missy Elliott (Featuring Lil' Kim (as Lil' Kim) and Mocha)
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott appears courtesy of The Gold Mind, Inc./Elektra Entertainment Group
Lil' Kim appears courtesy of Undeas Recordings/Big Beat/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Mocha appears courtesy of The Gold Mind, Inc.
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A Huge Surprise!!!!!!
6 April 2002 | by (SLC, Utah) – See all my reviews

While walking through my local video store, I have walked past this cover box a trillion times and never really looked at it. Then one day, I noticed that Seth Green was on the cover, and since I became a fan of him during "Buffy", I picked up this movie, thinking, "What the heck, it's free!" (I had a Rent One Get One Free Coupon). I took it home not expecting anything but a few laughs from Seth, and boy was I ever shocked!

"Can't Hardly Wait" is not the greatest movie ever made, but I'll be totally honest with you, it's the biggest surprise of a movie I have ever watched.

I now own this movie, and it's one of those movies that, when I'm just not in the mood to go to a "galaxy far, far away", (yes, sometimes it happens) I pop this in and giggle hysterically.

Seth Green is wonderful playing the wannabe gangsta. The members of Loveburger are a riot. And Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't even all that annoying.

The soundtrack is quite amazing. With a movie like this, you'd assume that it'd be just Smash Mouth, Blink 182 & Third Eye Blind, and yes, those groups are included, but during the party scenes, there are a number of classic party tunes from Guns -n- Roses, Tone Loc and RUN DMC. Not to mention the whole Barry Manilow "Mandy" references.

No, this movie will not be re-released for a 20th Anniversary, but it's definitely worth watching, and ranks far above all the other "teen flicks" that are swarming to your local theater as you read this.


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