Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars an ensemble cast including Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by teen stars. The story takes place at a high school graduation party in the 1990s.
Plot
In 1998, the senior class of a suburban high school, Huntington Hillside High, are attending a graduation party at a large house owned by a rich class member's family. Among them are Preston Meyers, a typical outsider who plans to proclaim his love to his four-year secret crush Amanda Beckett. Amanda, the most popular girl in school and the senior class prom queen, has recently been dumped by her popular jock boyfriend Mike Dexter. Mike is targeted by nerd classmate William Lichter, who is plotting revenge against him for years of relentless bullying. Preston's antisocial best friend Denise Fleming has no intention of going to the party, but is dragged along by Preston. Kenny Fisher is a wannabe thug who plans on losing his virginity by the end of the night.
Cast
- Amber Benson
- Branden Williams
- Breckin Meyer
- Brian Klugman
- Channon Roe
- Charlie Korsmo
- Chris Owen
- Christopher Wiehl
- Clea DuVall
- Deborah Kaplan
- Donald Faison
- Eric Balfour
- Erik Palladino
- Ethan Embry
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Harry Elfont
- Jaime Pressly
- Jamie Donnelly
- Jason Segel
- Jay Paulson
- Jenna Elfman
- Jennifer Elise Cox
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Jennifer Lyons
- Jerry O'Connell
- Joel Michaely
- Lauren Ambrose
- Leslie Grossman
- Liv Tyler
- Meadow Sisto
- Melissa Joan Hart
- Paige Moss
- Peter Facinelli
- Robert Jayne
- Sara Rue
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Selma Blair
- Seth Green
- Seth Peterson
- Summer Phoenix
- Tamala Jones
- Vicellous Reon Shannon
- Victor Togunde
More details
| author | Deborah Kaplan Harry Elfont |
|---|---|
| director | Deborah Kaplan Harry Elfont |
| editor | Michael Jablow |
| genre | comedy romance |
| keywords | alcohol best friend bully car wash college guys crush date drink dump end graduation graduation party hunt jail jock kurt vonnegut limerence lock lose morning nerd nothing old friends paradise city popular girl prom queen sex sexual intercourse talk train station virginity writing workshop |
| musicBy | David Kitay |
| producer | Betty Thomas Jenno Topping |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| theme | high school romantic comedy teen romance |