Can't Hardly Wait

Plot synopsis:
Preston Meyers and his best friend, Denise, meet up after their graduation ceremony. Preston has just learned that Amanda Beckett, a girl he's been infatuated with for the past four years, is now single. He talks Denise into going to the huge after-graduation bash at Molly's house so he can give Amanda a love letter he's been working on for years. Of course, Molly's parents are not home, so the party is a free-for-all.Also at the party is Kenny Fisher, a.k.a. "Special K." Kenny is a short, white kid who acts like a black kid. He speaks the lingo and wears all the hip, urban clothes. Kenny used to be Denise's best friend in grade school, but he moved on when they got into middle school. He wanted to be a cool kid, so he left her behind and even harassed her in high school.Amanda's ex-boyfriend, Mike Dexter, is at the party as well. He decided to break up with Amanda because he'd soon be going off to college and having sex with all kinds of other girls. He tries to get his three best friends, all jock-types, to break up with their girlfriends, too.Another guy at the party is the school geek and misfit William Lichter. Poor William has been tortured and bullied for years by Mike. He's out for revenge as he and his nerdy friends plan to get Mike drunk and take naked pictures of him and his friends in a gay embrace.At the house party, Preston tries to get up the nerve to talk to Amanda, he leaves Denise on her own. We find that she hasn't really got any friends and no one at the party knows her. After realizing she doesn't belong, she decides to leave. But a brownie smacks her in the side of the head, so she has to seek a bathroom to clean up.Meanwhile, Kenny is determined to lose his virginity at the party and he's narrowed it down to 10 "lucky" finalists. Once he realizes that none of them want to get with him, he decides that anyone will do. He hears a girl say that she wanted to get back at her cheating boyfriend and she was going to sleep with the next guy who talked to her. 'Special K' takes advantage of overhearing the conversation and goes to freshen up in the bathroom. Unfortunately, there is a huge line, so he gets Molly to let him upstairs (where NO ONE is supposed to go) to use that bathroom. The doorknob is broken, so he shouldn't shut the door all the way.Kenny and Denise end up locked in the bathroom and we learn all about their past and get to see them reconcile. They eventually have sex and then get in an argument about it.Meanwhile, Preston is having a hard time talking to Amanda, who is being consoled by her airhead friends and hit on by every guy in the place. At one point, a friend embarrasses Preston in front of Amanda by talking about how he'd puked in his backpack years before.Mike meets up with a guy named Trip McNeely, who was a "sexual icon" in his high school years. Trip tells Mike that the biggest mistake he made was breaking up with his long-term girlfriend when he went to college because he thought he'd be getting with all kinds of girls there. Mike realizes he made a mistake with Amanda and tries to get back with her. She refuses him and in his humiliation he starts drinking heavily.
William sees his opportunity, but is getting drunk himself. They spend time talking about things and Mike apologizes to William about being a jerk to him all these years.Amanda is talking to her cousin Ron about Mike, and Ron grabs her and kiss her. Preston goes inside with the letter just in time to see this scene. Heartbroken, he leaves. Amanda pushes Ron away, disgusted. Outside, a shattered Preston tosses the letter in the trash and heads home.Amanda sits down inside the house, wondering what is next. Preston's letter is knocked out of the trash and gets stuck to a girl's shoe. After being brought into the house, it ends up in front of Amanda. She reads it and melts. But she has no idea who Preston is. She goes home and begins tearing down the memories she had with Mike. Preston's letter helped her realize she was special and that she was worth much more than just being Mike's girlfriend.Also part of the story is the band scheduled to play during the party. They are excited that perhaps an acquaintance of a famous rocker may be there. As they begin to play, they have a fight about what some of the band members are wearing. Eventually, they decide to get back together, only as soon as they begin to finally play, the police show up to bust the party.When the cops show up at the party, it is way out of control. William tells Mike they have to get out of there and they run outside. Unfortunately, Mike runs to the pool house which is where William's nerdy friends are waiting to chloroform Mike and his buddies for the picture-taking. They ambush Mike and William and take gay pictures of them before they realize what they've done. Mike and William end up in jail.Denise is out walking home as Kenny drives up beside her. He says he's sorry for the fight they had and they make up and head to a diner for breakfast. Outside the diner, Denise goes to talk to Preston about what happened and he tells her Amanda didn't feel the same way.William wakes up in jail and learns from an officer that Mike has taken all the heat, saying he beat William up and took the naked pictures of him. The next morning, William heads to the diner to thank Mike, but Mike is acting like his old self again, telling William to get lost. Stung by Mike's betrayal, William walks out of the diner, vowing never to see or talk to Mike again.Preston goes home and the next day he heads to the train station to go off to school. Amanda finds him there and thanks him for the letter. They decide that since he's leaving, they can't be together. She says she should probably be alone for a while anyway. As she walks away, they both turn and run to each other. They decide to try to make it work long-distance. They write to each other every day and have never been happier.THE END.

Tags: revenge, cult, flashback

Review:
Compared to films like the aforementioned Never Been Kissed and even She's All That, this movie is a classic.The film was written and directed by Harry Elfont and Debra Kaplan, and if they are not about my age ( late 20's ) they certainly are lovers of 80's teen films, because it shows here that they did their homework.
Some of the scenes in this film are complete homages to great 80's films like Sixteen Candles ( the two geeks on the roof ) Wild Life ( a huge party where some of the characters grow up and learn a bit about themselves and each other) and even Say Anything ( a not so popular guy in love with the school hotty.) It seems to me that Harry and Debra are lovers of the films that made growing up in the eighties so much fun.The story is about a party on the day of the completion of exams.
Predictable all the way, but saved by it's extremely likeable cast: Ethan Embry, as the daydreamer nice guy, Seth Green, showing off is talent in his part as a wigger and the photogenic Jennifer Love Hewitt, who has the part of "perfect girl" down to perfection.
I took it home not expecting anything but a few laughs from Seth, and boy was I ever shocked!"Can't Hardly Wait" is not the greatest movie ever made, but I'll be totally honest with you, it's the biggest surprise of a movie I have ever watched.I now own this movie, and it's one of those movies that, when I'm just not in the mood to go to a "galaxy far, far away", (yes, sometimes it happens) I pop this in and giggle hysterically.Seth Green is wonderful playing the wannabe gangsta.
The characters are well polished: The jerks are jerkier, the nerds are nerdier, the jocks are even more jocked up, and as a boy who remembers what it was like to love the most popular girl from afar, the pain you suffered with that love was of a white hot intensity that the hero of this movie could not let go, much to his betterment, and to my loss (I didn't go, and she never knew).Brilliant..
Again, like the many, many teen comedies to come before it, CAN'T HARDLY WAIT has you watching as the teenagers run around, crack jokes, yell at each other, scream, drink beer, and kiss and fall in love.
The cast includes Ethan Embry, Seth Green, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Jenna Elfman, Breckin Meyer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Brandon Williams, Jaime Pressly, Liz Stauber, Clea DuVall, Brian Klugman, and Jerry O'Connel have parts in this movie.
this is my fav Jennifer Love Hewitt movie, and a lot of people i never even heard of did a good job.
I think there is two kinds of thoughts of this movie, Hate and Love I love it, i think this movie has everything that is needed to be enjoyable, it has good acting, a good soundtrack, good characters, its really funny, and it got Jennifer Love Hewitt, (a women that can make almost every movie worth watching, because she seems to be one of the sweetest girls in the world).I think i don't need to say anything more.
Put the crack pipe DOWN bro....When you want to compare something like Can't hardly Wait you should use other more "high school" themed films like 10 Things I Hate About You or She's All That (both just as good, just as pap as Can't hardly Wait- perhaps they're all done by the same 100,000 monkeys working at 100,000 terminals at UCLA) but you shouldn't ruin your movie credibility forever by using Animal House and this seat wetter in the same sentence, much less the same movie review..
It now seems to me that one of the only thing that keeps any one (especially guys) going to Jennifer Love Hewitt movies is the possibility that she may have a nude scene in a R rated horror feature.
This is a movie I've seen a fair number of times over the years but I have to admit a particular fondness for the characters, despite an uneven script and other writing issues, as it brings back memories of my high school career, which I left in June of 2004.In the movie, Denise Fleming (Lauren Ambrose) reminds the audience that "fate works in some really {expletive} ways sometimes" - we get rebuffed every time we want something to happen but doesn't.
For four long years, Preston has pined for Amanda Beckett (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who is of course the pretty cheerleader and has conveniently ended her relationship with her idiot jock boyfriend Mike Dexter (Peter Facinelli).
Sure, you may think a story about a teen party is shallow, but believe it or not, this is one of the most funny, dramatic films I've seen in a while.Underrated (6.2?
The movies are good fun, a nice reminder of a simpler time.For these people (myself one of them), Can't Hardly Wait is great.
Bug-eyed Ethan Embry is at his best here, as is Melissa Joan Hart as a yearbook-obsessed kook and little Charlie Korsmo, all grown up, as the resident geek who finds fame lip-synching "Paradise City."  All of the stock characters are represented -- the jock, the nerds, the beautiful cheerleader,  the shallow "best friends," the white wanna-be homeboys -- but, as in American Pie, are given enough human dimension that they're plausible and fun to watch.
Can't Hardly Wait was a really funny movie with multiple characters having a lot of screen time and funny lines.
His role was funny as hell along with Seth Green and the nerdy kid, (I forget his name.) The movie was good and had a great soundtrack along with good performances by mostly all of the cast.
If you are a teen movie fan, then Can't Hardly Wait is a film not to miss.
With Strong performances by Ethan Embry(My FAVE Actor, plays Preston), Seth Green(Real Funny Guy, plays Kenny), and Peter Facinelli(The Jock) made this movie incredible.Now if u love all those teen-age flicks, this is a sure pic for you, but if not, i think u might find the movie to be cute and funny at points, but this one is geared towards the younger generation.But i think that it was a great movie that kept me laughing and i highly recommend it!.
Ethan Embry is one of my favorite actors, and his quirky facial expressions, his funny dialogue, and the way he goes after Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), make the movie worth watching.
Seth Green puts on an amazing performance as Kenny.The main reason I liked this movie is because I felt that I could relate to every single character.
Each person brought something different, funny, and memorable to the movie, and they all took me to different points in my life where I have been THAT character (especially Ethan Embry's).Older people might not enjoy this film as younger people, but I truly enjoyed this film and enjoy showing it to other people who haven't seen it..
But, its message and some of its characters (like Lauren Ambrose who definitely needed more screen time) may stick with you which is enough to let it sneak by unharmed.Starring: Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The creators wonderfully place all the stereotypical high school personalities throughout the movie, from the girl who has way too much spirit to the geeks who are at odds with the jocks.
The casting is nearly perfect, with Jennifer Love Hewitt playing the "hottest girl in school," and Ethan Embry gives a masterful performance as the intellectual and introspective Preston.
Because this movie was never *that* successful it is hard to compare it with John Hughes "The Breakfast Club", but in my opinion "Can't Hardly Wait" made a lot of great teen movies possible, just like "The Breakfast Club" did in the 80's!My rating: 9/10.
In addition to the somewhat less raucous but much more intelligent college party - "Can't Hardly Wait" is both a fun movie that balances both dumb antics with meaningful interludes between the characters.Seth Green from Buffy the Vampire Slayer offers up a different and rather deeper character demonstrating his flexibility as an actor and Jennifer Love Hewitt portrays a reluctant Prom Queen misunderstood - in an anti-popularity role.
These films are popular because almost everyone has experienced the age old scenes that play out this film.The film was shot towards the end of the nineties but depicts the culture of the early nineties.Jenifer love Hewitt was in her prime and played the girl all the bad guys want role really well.Whether your​ high school experience was a good or bad one, you will undoubtedly relate.Although the music that made the key scores were from the eighties, they blended nicely with other music and triggered some good memories..
Most prominent is our lead character, Preston (played by Ethan Embry, recalling a time when the actor was known as more than "that creepy guy" from any number of horror/thrillers), who is taking advantage of the occasion to finally tell the girl of his dreams, Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt, recalling a time when the actress was the "it" girl), just how much he admires her.
From Seth Green's wannabe poser, to the criminally underrated Lauren Ambrose (who turns into Green's unlikely love interest), you can't throw a cat in this film without hitting a "Hey, I know that guy/girl!" Jason Segal, Selma Blair, Jerry O'Connell, Breckin Meyer, Clea DuVall, Freddy Rodriguez, Donald Faison, Jaime Pressly and Jenna Elfman, playing an angelic stripper.
Though Green and Ambrose nearly hijack the narrative with their natural chemistry, the film truly belongs to the entire cast.More than just a time capsule, "Can't Hardly Wait" is a great example of a teen flick done just right.
There's a total of about 15 minutes in this film that does not take place during the time of the most out of control high school party of the year.
There's four major stories: Seth Green plays a wigger desperate to have sex and gets locked in the bathroom with Lauren Ambrose's character (who some people think is the only smart one).
The heart of the film involves Jennifer Love-Hewitt's character named Amanda.
Can't Hardly Wait is a high school comedy that takes place mostly at a graduation party, in which some guy falls in love with Jennifer Love Hewitt and is trying to tell her what he thinks about her since she just broke up with her boyfriend.This movie has all the high school clichés: the jock, the cheerleader, the "better than everybody else", the nerds, the white dude who thinks he's black, the popular kids and more.
All of those elements make Can't Hardly Wait one of the best Teen movies of the 1990s and one of my favorites in the genre.Can't Hardly Wait tells the story about Preston(Ethan Embry),a Teen who has just graduated High School and has chosen a graduation party to confess his love to his long time crush the beautiful and popular Amanda Beckett(Jennifer Love Hewitt).
All of them are in for a wild hilarious night they will never forget.After the critical and Box Office success of the Teen/High School classic Clueless(1995),the teen genre was booming again in the late 1990s and in my opinion one of the best Teen films to come out during the 90s and one of my favorites of the genre was Can't Hardly Wait,a terrific and hilarious Teen Comedy that was a modest success at the Box Office and over the years has developed a Cult following that is well deserved.
Having the movie take place at a party makes the film feel fresh and almost like a stage play and that is one of the things that I think sets CHW from the other Teen movies during the late 90s early 2000s.
I also enjoyed how Can't Hardly Wait despite being a very funny movie deals with love,fate and looking back at the past while moving into the future which is dealt with in different ways by the main characters.
And speaking of the main characters they all are very much the same kind of stereotypes that you see in other High School movies(Nerd,Jock,popular girl etc..)but as the movie goes on we learn about who they are and what they want with some depth and emotion.
In final word,if you love Teen Films,High School movies or Comedies,I highly suggest you see Can't Hardly Wait,an excellent and hilarious Teen Comedy that you will watch again and again.
Wow, Blink 182, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Seth Green, Tupac RIP references, Dharma (but not Greg) {Jenna Elfman}, that guy with the high pitched voice from Empire Records (Ethan Embry) and OMGZ!!!
When they were making this film they were looking for more than a fast hit, casting some popular young actors in a clichéd situation involving a party after the last day of High School.
Nerdy classmate Preston Meyers, flanked by his nerdy friend Denise Fleming, decides that this is the night, at the end of High School Party, to confess his love for Amanda.
There are a lot of subplots and minor characters but it all happens around the main narrative.Ethan Embry, as Meyers, is pretty funny, Korsmo, as a vengeful nerd seeking revenge on Mike Dexter for a life time of cruel pranks is actually pretty good.
Of the main cast, Embry and Love Hewitt are good but it is Lauren Ambrose, Charlie Korsmo and Seth Green who steal the show.
Perhaps it is the way you recognize all these characters hitting their extremes as Caricatures that makes us want to keep watching this movie.The other teen flick from the 90's I recommend is "10 Things I Hate About You." Again, another movie that goes overboard showing the High School experience, and doesn't force a sincerity that isn't there..
Without giving away, how she and Kenny (Seth Green) end up together, confronting how, and why there are no longer friends it's hilarious.Another two interesting sub-plot's are the band: Love-burger, and the actions of the class nerd: William Lichter, are so goddamn funny!For its genre, this is hard to top, other films, try but without much success.
Granted, I should be a little careful, because I haven't seen the movie in at least six years and it's dangerous to review a movie I haven't seen for that long (the movies that I thought were cool when I was in high school are now sometimes shockingly bad), but while this is certainly not a family movie or a critic's movie, for its target audience it can definitely serve as some pretty good fun.It's true that Can't Hardly Wait doesn't remotely approach the honesty and importance of the classic high school films, like Say Anything or The Breakfast Club, and it's also true that most of the characters (almost all, in fact) are comic caricatures of the traditional high school types, but the movie never pretends to be anything more than that.
Rated PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language.Can't Hardly Wait is a great teen movie.I watched it yesterday because I love the teen comedy genre.Can't Hardly Wait is a film that is very funny at times but it also realistic and sad as well.The film follows a bunch of graduates at a party.One of them wants to find this girl who recently broke up with her jock boyfriend and express his love for her.He has been lusting after her since the beginning of high school.There are three geeks who want to get revenge on the jock.One of the geeks goes to the party to lure him out but eventually has a good time, gets drunk, popular and befriends the jock for a brief period of time.There are also two people who were friends when they were younger but now dislike each other who get locked in a bathroom.Cant Hardly Wait is a funny, interesting and realistic portrayal of high school and if you like teen films, you wont want to miss this..
Expecting a typical teen film, and not really liking Jennifer Love Hewitt, I wasn't that excited about this movie.
"Nice" is the adjective for this film,"Can't Hardly Wait" carries the spirit of the Teenagers films,I know that it is less famous than American Pie (Perhaps the actors are More friendly for the Watchers)but this film has something good,could be the plot of the party or could be the main actors like Seth Green."Can't Hardly Wait" is a film about the nineties,about the friendship and the High School age,for that it look likes as a good alternative to the other teen films.And one of the best points of the film is the soundtrack,specially the song HIGH by the Great Welsh Band FEEDER.
Can't Hardly Wait is a great movie.Just the fact that Seth Green(Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Austin Powers...)plays one of the main characters makes it fun & interesting to watch.The storyline is good & pretty much original.The actors & actresses play their parts well.It has what every movie should have & more.Most teen movies you'll see are based on one thing or another(example:American Pie is based on teenage boys that are set on having their first time before they go off to college) but Can't Hardly Wait is based on different storylines that are all connected.If you wanna understand what I'm talking about then watch the movie.I bet you'll love it..
"Can't Hardly Wait" is just so much fun!!¡¡ This is the ideal teen party movie.
everything seemed like it could happen and ethan embry plays a character in that movie who is just like me!
The funniest scenes were between Seth Green and Lauren Ambrose in the bathroom, and the sweetest between Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ethan Embry, but that goes without saying.