Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

Movie

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): David Raynr, Kim Berner, Christina Fong
  • Cast(s): Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, James Franco, Aaron Paul See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 34min
  • Music: Ed Shearmur,Hector C. Gika,Brad Sherman,Lauren Stephens,Patrick J. Foley
  • Award(s): Teen Choice 2000 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Eternity, People We Meet on Vacation
  • Story:
    A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
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5.5/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
Ratings

5.5/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Nominations
Teen Choice Award

Film Choice Sleazebag | 2000 | James

Film Choice Hissy Fit | 2000 | Jodi Lyn

Film Choice Comedy | 2000

BOX OFFICE

Budget 15,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 9,902,115 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

James Franco (who portrays Chris) and Marla Sokoloff (who portrays Maggie) started dating while filming this movie. Their relationship lasted 5 years (1999-2004).

Feature film debut of Aaron Paul, who portrays Floyd.

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe also played the "mean hot chick" in She's All That (1999).

This movie was filmed at Torrance High School in Torrance, California. She's All That (1999) was also filmed at this school. Jodi Lyn O'Keefe co-starred in both movies.

Shane West portrays Ryan in this film, a nerd who falls for a girl. In A Walk to Remember (2002), he portrays the very non-nerdy cool guy, named Landon Carter, who also falls for a girl.

Popular Dialogues

"Ryan: I like that you look nervous sometimes for no reason. And when you do, you bite your lip. I like that you probably... rifled through your closet tonight... and settled with what you started out with. I like your smile."

"Floyd: It's supposed to be Ryan gets pickle in Ashley. Not Ashley gets Ryan into a pickle!"