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Can't Hardly Wait

PG-13 Released Jun 12, 1998 1h 38m Comedy TRAILER for List
42% Tomatometer 66 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
School's out, and an entire graduating class -- from football stars and cool girls to complete nerds -- gathers at a wealthy classmate's home for a party. There, the artistic Preston (Ethan Embry) hopes to move in on Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), the beauty he has admired from afar for years. Dorky William (Charlie Korsmo) schemes to pay back meathead Mike (Peter Facinelli) for years of bullying, and would-be rapper Kenny (Seth Green) gets locked in a room with snarky Denise (Lauren Ambrose).
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Occasionally clever and moderately intelligent, Can't Hardly Wait also contains too many cheap laughs, recycled plotting, and flat characters.

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Mark Caro Chicago Tribune Kaplan and Elfont provide a real public service by showing how underage binge drinking can boost bookish students' social lives. Rated: 2/4 Mar 19, 2014 Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Fortunately, some of the appealing young performers -- who include Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose and, especially, Seth Green -- manage to emerge from the film's generic suburban-teen backdrop. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2014 Full Review Dave Kehr New York Daily News There are signs that Can't Hardly Wait once had more serious aspirations... But in the final edit, at least, it's the dumb, broad slapstick that prevails, short-circuiting identification with the characters before it can begin. Rated: 2/4 Mar 19, 2014 Full Review Allison Rose FlickDirect Can't Hardly Wait is the typical fare for 1990s teen movies and it is entertaining without going too far overboard. Rated: 4/5 Sep 30, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy There’s little imagination in the scripting, meaning the movie’s main virtue is as a spot-the-rising-star game. Rated: 2/4 Sep 14, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Can't Hardly Wait is the type of classic teen comedy that has everything. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 28, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gnr E This movie made me feel like i traveled to 90s Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Chelsea O This is a 90’s core memory. I can still quote it to this day, almost 30 years later ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Lukas K Don't go watch this movie with big expectations, just enjoy, it's fun! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Cfunk D It's a funny movie. Typical high school graduation party. All the little cliques and mindset that what happens in highschool is so important. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Tony S Watch the John Hughes movies with Molly Ringwald instead. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/04/23 Full Review Sean M I love this film. People give it smack for not being as good as American Graffiti or Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I say to put it on the same shelf is already high praise. There are lots of things I like about Can't Hardly more than those other legendary films. There's a Tarantinoesque characterization I love, and the archetypes are still salient today. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis School's out, and an entire graduating class -- from football stars and cool girls to complete nerds -- gathers at a wealthy classmate's home for a party. There, the artistic Preston (Ethan Embry) hopes to move in on Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), the beauty he has admired from afar for years. Dorky William (Charlie Korsmo) schemes to pay back meathead Mike (Peter Facinelli) for years of bullying, and would-be rapper Kenny (Seth Green) gets locked in a room with snarky Denise (Lauren Ambrose).
Director
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Producer
Jenno Topping, Betty Thomas
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Tall Trees Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 12, 1998, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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