Whatever It Takes (film)

infobox film
name=Whatever It Takes


caption=Promotional movie poster for the film
director=David Raynr
writer=Mark Schwahn
starring=Shane West
Marla Sokoloff
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
James Franco
Aaron Paul
Julia Sweeney
Colin Hanks
Kip Pardue
producer=Matt Berenson
Bill Brown
Victoria Dee
Paul Schiff
Mark Schwahn
distributor=Columbia Pictures
released=31 March, 2000
language=English
runtime=94 min.
imdb_id=0202402

"Whatever It Takes" is a teen comedy starring Marla Sokoloff, Shane West, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and James Franco. It was first released in America on 31 March 2000. The film is based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac".

Plot

Ryan is a bit of a geek with eyes for the school sex bomb, Ashley, which induces cringing in his neighbor and best friend, Maggie, a cute intellectual girl. But popular jock Chris has his eye on Maggie, and he offers to help Ryan win Ashley if Ryan will help Chris woo Maggie. So begins a two-headed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac; Ryan composes soulful e-mails for Chris, and Chris advises Ryan to treat Ashley like dirt, which seems to be the only way to get her attention.At first, neither finds it easy to change their ways; Chris comes on too strong, and Ryan is too nervous to be a jerk. But as they start to succeed, Ryan begins to see Maggie in a new light and wonders if he's pursuing the right girl. The film examines the themes of staying true to oneself and finding self-worth.

Cast

*Shane West as Ryan Woodman
*James Franco as Chris Campbell
*Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Ashley Grant
*Marla Sokoloff as Maggie Carter
*Julia Sweeney as Kate Woodman
*Colin Hanks as Cosmo
*Kip Pardue as Harris
*Richard Schiff as P.E Teacher
*Scott Vickaryous as Stu

Teen Choice Awards nominations

• Choice Movie: Comedy

• Choice Movie: Hissy Fit (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe)

• Choice Movie: Sleazebag (James Franco)

DVD

"Whatever It Takes" was first released on DVD, in America in August 2000. It was released in Australia later that year, then released in the UK in 2001.

External links

*imdb title|id=0202402|title=Whatever It Takes
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E5DA143DF937A15750C0A9669C8B63&scp=9&sq=Whatever+It+Takes+franco New York Times review]
* [http://www.marla.sokoloff.sblog.cz/ Marla Sokoloff Blog]