10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It was directed by Gil Junger and produced by Andrew Lazar and Jeffrey Chernov of Mad Chance Productions and Touchstone Pictures, respectively. It was released on March 31, 1999, and grossed $60.4 million at the box office.
The script for the film was written by Karen McCullah and Kristen Smith. It is a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew, which tells the story of a difficult and obstinate woman who becomes obedient and compliant after enduring psychological torment from her suitor. The film is set in a modern-day American high school in California. In the movie, the new kid in school (Cameron) falls in love with a beautiful sophomore (Bianca), who is not allowed to date until her older, rebellious sister (Kat) also dates. Cameron and his friend (Michael) hatch a plot to pay the mysterious school "bad boy" (Patrick) to date Kat so that Cameron can woo Bianca.
The film stars Julia Stiles as Katerina "Kat" Stratford, Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James, and Larisa Oleynik as Bianca Stratford.
