Can't Hardly Wait
1998 Directed by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
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Yesterday's history. Tomorrow's the future. Tonight's the party.
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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So okay.
I'm fully aware on an intellectual level that this is nothing more than a collection of every teen movie cliche, executed with a fairly remarkable devotion to the tropes and a sheer rejection of originality.
But god damn it I LIKE teen movie cliches.
And I kind of fucking loved this.
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Did someone order a love burger, well done?
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Seth Green really makes this movie, it's definitely one of the best teen flicks from the late 90's.
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I was in high school when this came out. So what? Wanna fight about it?
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I actually really liked this movie, one of the better teen high school flicks out there. A lot of faces in this movie that go on to have pretty decent careers. Now that I've said I liked the movie I need to rant about something:
I can understand that someone likes the band Smash Mouth, I once liked the band Smash Mouth and they were a big part of the late 90s. What I can't understand is why someone who is doing the music for a movie would play Smash Mouth 4 separate times during the film. The band wasn't even in the film, if they were I could understand it. What makes it worse is that it's not 4…
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So many familiar faces in this film. Certainly not worthy of an oscar but easy to watch and has some amusing value.
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I was in high school when this came out. So what? Wanna fight about it?
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The combination of the soundtrack and Seth Green could not make this into a good movie. Poor '80s kids, who grew up with some of the best coming-of-age movies ever made, and had to graduate to the tune of something like this! To give you an idea, this movie asks you to deal with the premise that Jennifer Love Hewitt is incredibly desirable and the protagonist's idol is Barry Manilow.
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SETH GREEN I'M FUCKING SCREAMING
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some many faces you'll see and go 'woh, i remember that dude from that tv show.'
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Did someone order a love burger, well done?
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There's still a few laughs here and there but it's mostly embarrassingly contrived and thoroughly cliched with only a few of the major characters treated with anything more than jokey condescension which tends to keep you at a distance and borders on irritating. Maybe if you loved it back in the day you'll find something to enjoy in seeing it again otherwise there's way better alternatives.
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Every generation of teenagers deserves their 'American Graffiti'. What makes 'American Graffiti' good is the fact that it was filmed in the '70s but takes place in the '60s. I know that kills the authenticity argument but Lucas had perspective. The soundtrack to the film is fantastic because they were able to cull out all the crap and play the good stuff. The fashion, cars and slang in the film are fun because they represent nostalgia that we are actually nostalgic for, not embarrassed by.
I was 16 when I saw 'Can’t Hardly Wait' in the theater. To me, this was an actual representation of high school life. Or, more accurately, how I wanted high school life to be. The…
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I love this movie. Always have, probably always will. Something about Seth Green trying to act like a big shot is just adorable.
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One of the best teen comedies from the '90s. Holds up remarkably well under the circumstances but it definitely helps to have an affection for this era of pop culture (this could arguably be the ULTIMATE '90s flick). Charming, bizarrely funny and nearly touching.