Whatever It Takes Page #3

Synopsis: Ryan (Shane West) is a bit of a geek with eyes for the school sex bomb, Ashley (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), which induces cringing in his neighbor and best friend, Maggie (Marla Sokoloff), a cute intellectual girl. But popular jock Chris (James Franco) has his eye on Maggie, and he offers to help Ryan win Ashley if Ryan will help Chris with Maggie. So begins a two-headed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac; Ryan composes soulful e-mails for Chris, and Chris advises Ryan to treat Ashley like dirt, which seems to be the only way to get her attention. At first, neither finds it easy to change their ways; Chris comes on too strong, and Ryan is too nervous to be a jerk. But as they start to succeed, Ryan begins to see Maggie in a new light and wonders if he's pursuing the right girl. He realizes Ashley is not meant for him, and tries to convince Maggie about Chris's affection for her. Maggie is reluctant to take him "back" at first, but then realizes Ryan has a change of heart.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): David Raynr
Production: Columbia Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
20
Rotten Tomatoes:
16%
PG-13
Year:
2000
94 min
Website
402 Views


His mom died.

Earlier today.

Ladies! Sit tight!

So, she says, "True or false?" | I said, "Hello! News flash!

"If you have to ask, false! " | She's such a liar.

So the liar.

Then she said, | "I can't believe you're acting like this! "

And I said, "I can't believe | you're dressing like this! "

- Marnie, is that my dress? | - No.

She knows you're here. She wants to talk. | It's all good.

I'm on this.

Sloane got drunk and made out | with that hairy guy.

You're lyingI

You know you made out with him.

Whatever, Marnie.

Ashley?

Hi.

Did you get my e-mail?

Oh my God! Was that you?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

Did you get my words?

Poetry. Didn't know you had it in you.

A little surprise. You liked it? | Pretty freaky stuff.

Get you hot?

What?

Hey, Chris.

Thanks for your help.

Yeah, like Carter really liked your crap. | You see what happened?

People saw that.

Damn man, you're too cocky!

- What? | - I saw you groping her.

No matter what I write, | Maggie won't go for that.

She volunteers at a nursing home!

Why?

That's what I'm talking about.

Grant isn't exactly all hot for you either.

That's great. You know, the idea was, | "Ryan impresses Ashley. "

Not, "Ryan depresses Ashley. "

Ryan gets pickle in Ashley. | Not Ashley gets Ryan in a pickle!

Look man, chicks dig a**holes!

I mean...

...check out Stu and Harris.

They're both going to get laid tonight.

Come on, I'll show you. Let's find Ashley.

Remember grade school when you | always picked on the girl you liked?

It's kind of like that.

I mean, some girls are just insecure.

You're saying Ashley Grant is insecure?

She's the head cheerleader of insecurity.

If I treat her bad, she'll go for it?

Absolutely!

Come on, that doesn't make any sense.

You dated how many of these girls?

That's what I thought.

Now check out Grant.

Simple question:

Do you want her or not?

- Well, yeah! | - Okay.

There you go. Now you're in the game.

You a**hole!

I got something for you!

Forget it. I'm out of here.

How could you have done this? | This was cashmere!

How could you do that?

Because I'm an a**hole?

- Move, jerk. | - A**hole!

What are you doing? | Those chicks were digging us!

You want to see the rest of the house?

This isn't working.

Sure it is.

Grant asked me about 20 times | if the e-mail guy was right about her hair.

Even if everything you said is true, | I don't want to be mean to her.

Right! Seeing how she's so sweet to you.

You know what Ashley said to me tonight?

She's looking for something special.

I can get you there. | You can be that guy for her.

You just have to help me be | that guy for Maggie.

I thought I was being abducted.

How come you bagged on the party?

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Mark Schwahn

Mark Schwahn (born July 5, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as creator, head writer and executive producer of the WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. more…

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