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Can't Hardly Wait

1998 · 100 min

A breezy, goofy party-night romp that ambles through crushes and cliques with affectionate silliness and a soft heart.

Directed by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo

Tagline: Yesterday's history. Tomorrow's the future. Tonight's the party.
Overview: It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

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Directed by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
love
friendship
class
Places: suburbs
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Written by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Michelle Brookhurst, Alexander Martin
Music: David Kitay
Cinematography: Lloyd Ahern II
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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