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I Love You, Beth Cooper

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
35K
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POPULARITY
4,487
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Hayden Panettiere and Paul Rust in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the most popular girl in school, Beth Cooper (Panettiere), during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the night of his life.
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  • Comedy
  • Romance
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show h... Read allA nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life.A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,487
236
  • Director
    • Chris Columbus
  • Writer
    • Larry Doyle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hayden Panettiere
    • Paul Rust
    • Jack Carpenter
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chris Columbus
  • Writer
    • Larry Doyle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hayden Panettiere
    • Paul Rust
    • Jack Carpenter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos8

    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- UK Trailer
    Trailer 2:35
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- UK Trailer
    I Love You, Beth Cooper
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Crashing the Party"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Crashing the Party"
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Lights Out"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Lights Out"
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Thought You Were Smart"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Thought You Were Smart"
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Love You, Beth Cooper"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Love You, Beth Cooper"
    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Know What You're Thinking"
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    I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Know What You're Thinking"

    Photos57

    Hayden Panettiere in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Storm, and Lauren London in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Storm, and Lauren London in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Chris Columbus in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere and Paul Rust in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Storm, Paul Rust, Lauren London, and Jack Carpenter in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere at an event for I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere at an event for I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere at an event for I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
    Hayden Panettiere at an event for I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

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    Hayden Panettiere
    Hayden Panettiere
    • Beth Cooperas Beth Cooper
    Paul Rust
    Paul Rust
    • Denis Coovermanas Denis Cooverman
    Jack Carpenter
    Jack Carpenter
    • Rich Munschas Rich Munsch
    • (as Jack T. Carpenter)
    Lauren London
    Lauren London
    • Cammyas Cammy
    Lauren Storm
    Lauren Storm
    • Treeceas Treece
    Shawn Roberts
    Shawn Roberts
    • Kevinas Kevin
    Jared Keeso
    Jared Keeso
    • Dustinas Dustin
    Brendan Penny
    Brendan Penny
    • Seanas Sean
    Marie Avgeropoulos
    Marie Avgeropoulos
    • Valli Wooleyas Valli Wooley
    Josh Emerson
    Josh Emerson
    • Greg Salogaas Greg Saloga
    Alan Ruck
    Alan Ruck
    • Mr. Cas Mr. C
    Cynthia Stevenson
    Cynthia Stevenson
    • Mrs. Cas Mrs. C
    Pat Finn
    Pat Finn
    • Coach Rauppas Coach Raupp
    Andrea Savage
    Andrea Savage
    • Dr. Gleasonas Dr. Gleason
    Violet Columbus
    • Sullen Girl (Angelica)as Sullen Girl (Angelica)
    Anna Mae Wills
    Anna Mae Wills
    • Patty Keckas Patty Keck
    • (as Anna Mae Routledge)
    Anja Savcic
    Anja Savcic
    • Victoria Smeltzeras Victoria Smeltzer
    William Vaughan
    William Vaughan
    • Paul Bergieas Paul Bergie
    • (as William C. Vaughan)
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writer
      • Larry Doyle(screenplay) (novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the afterword to the book this film was based on, author Larry Doyle admitted he initially conceived this story as a movie. When he was unable to generate interest, he published the story as a novel. It subsequently generated enough popularity to spark interest in adapting it for film, and Doyle was invited to write the screenplay.
    • Goofs
      If LoJack was in Kevin's H2, the police would've been there with them since LoJack is traceable only by police.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Denis Cooverman: I'm just trying to make it through the night alive.

      Rich Munsch: You're not alive unless you're livin'.

    • Crazy credits
      High school photos of the principal cast and crew are shown with their names in the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD release contains an alternate ending based on that of the book.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Public Enemies/Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs/The Stoning of Soraya M (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Forget Me
      Written by Eleni Mandell

      Performed by Violet Columbus

      Produced by Rob Cavallo

    User reviews95

    Review
    Top review
    I Don't Love You, Beth Cooper
    By my recollection this is only the second high school wide release film of the year (the other being the equally unoriginal 17 Again). Yet, despite it not being worn thin this year, the high school genre needs major help. It's a time of life that is of significance to everyone. Obviously, for some it is much more prominent than for some others. But at that time, the world seems magnified as never before. Why has no film been able to even come close to capturing that sentiment? Of course there are some that are brilliant The Last Picture Show, Dead Poet's Society, than there's ones that don't really have all that much to do with high school like Rushmore, Boyz N' the Hood, and oldies like Rebel Without A Cause and a huge collection from the 1980's with Say Anything being the strongest of the bunch, but over the course of cinematic history this genre, more than any other, has been completely butchered. The last ten years has been the worst. The main problem is that every high school film has it in their head that there is this hierarchy that simply does not exist. I don't know if it ever did, but in my life and my frequent conversations with others on the topic it has been confirmed that it doesn't. Perhaps, in the 1980's there was such division. There were these groups of nerds, jocks, losers, weirdos and, well, the "it" girls. Maybe these groups collided in the ways we still see in films, you know, swirlies, and locking freshman in lockers, and wedgies too. Jocks are always dumb. Always. Nerds are always picked on and they never ever get the girl. Ask Duckie. "It" girls are vicious, hate everyone, especially their parents and their best friend, they usually have a really bad life and that's why they hate everyone and all they want is someone to listen to them. Losers are stupid too, like jocks. Pretty much you're either stupid or a nerd getting your ass kicked. Thing is, high school is nothing like that. Valedictorians are not always nerds. They don't even always give speeches at graduation commencement – I know, what about that mandatory valedictorian speech scene. Jocks can be smart. Yes, a human can exist that is both athletic and academic. I've seen it myself. I know, they might have to reinvent the whole formula. Nerds sometimes drink alcohol other than on the last day of high school. Yeah, I know, I don't know how that required "nerdy kid" cutting loose scene is going to happen then either. Sure, they're are groups in high school. Some kids you're friends with and others you're not. Sure some kids are smart and some are good at sports but it seldomly if ever defines their entire being. Thing is, adolescents are not one-dimensional people that resemble how they're represented in the twenty year formula that Hollywood has been using, subbing in new role players as they age. The fact that nothing that happens in I Love You, Beth Cooper would ever happen in real life isn't that big of a deal if not for the fact that a good movie about the topic deserves to be made. One not at a boarding school, one that doesn't involve drug addiction, one that doesn't involve being in a gang – one that is just a simple story of what it is really like at that moment when life is changing for everyone you know. That decisions that you're too young to be making end up dictating the years of your life that you haven't really even thought out. Where's that film? It could still be funny. It could still have a beautiful actress on the poster. It would certainly make more money that I Love You, Beth Cooper will. That film doesn't exist during any moment of Beth Cooper. Nor does a plot-line you haven't seen, a character you ever met in real life nor one you haven't met in film, an original line of dialogue, or anything than justifies its existence as cinema.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yêu Nhầm Hot Girl
    • Filming locations
      • Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Fox Atomic
      • 1492 Pictures
      • Bece Canada Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,800,725
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,919,433
      • Jul 12, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,821,907
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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