Bianca Stratford is pretty and popular, but her strict family won't allow her to date until her older sister does: the problem is that sister Kat is an outsider who tries to alienate any guy who might be interested in her. So Bianca's would-be boyfriend bribes fellow outsider Patrick to ask out Kat, thinking that this sullen young man with a mysterious past might tempt Kat to rise to the challenge.
| Director |
Gil Junger |
| Cast |
Heath Ledger Julia Stiles Joseph Gordon-Levitt Larisa Oleynik David Krumholtz Andrew Keegan Susan May Pratt Gabrielle Union Larry Miller Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell Allison Janney David Leisure Greg Jackson Kyle Cease Terence Heuston |
| Release Date | March 31, 1999 |
| Studio | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
The Bard goes back to high school in this teen comedy riff on The Taming of the Shrew. Perky Bianca Stratford (Oleynik) is forbidden by her father (a pleasantly gruff Miller) to date until shrewish older sister Katarina (Stiles) does the same. Problem is, Kat's rotten attitude is a major turnoff... Read On