Whatever It Takes Page #5

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
414 Views


..."I'm really a man. " I mean, seriously!

Your fiance invites you on TV to tell | you something, she's packing sausage.

- Come on, man, I got to get ready. | - That's why I'm calling. Be careful tonight.

Pat her down before you get in the car.

Just be sure.

- Hold on, I got another call. | - So what? Let it go.

- It might be Chris. | - Inbreed.

I'm sorry, Ryan, I can't do this. | I'm calling Chris.

What? Maggie, you have to.

- It just doesn't feel right. | - What doesn't feel right?

- He passed the Soul Quiz. | - Ryan.

- Maggie, I need your help! | - No, you don't.

You're going to be fine.

Sorry.

What kind of mongrel leaves | a call waiting?

Floyd, I can't. I got to go.

Cosmo says to check | for an Adam's apple, all right?

- Hey, Chris? | - That's me.

- Hey, it's Maggie. | - Hey, Maggie.

Listen, I'm calling you about tonight.

- You wanna hold on one second? | - Yeah.

- Maggie's going to call you. Don't answer! | - I already did.

- She wants to cancel the date. | - Yeah, the Soul Quiz?

She liked that stuff. | I don't know what happened.

- Maybe she's nervous. | - Nervous stomach?

Yeah.

Probably the pill.

All right, put me on hold | and I'll talk you through this.

But you have to keep coming back | to me, okay?

Let's start with, "I was really | looking forward to seeing you tonight. "

"We seem to have a lot in common. " | Yadda, yadda.

No, I don't think, "B*tch, we had plans," | will work.

Hold on.

Maggie?

I'm sorry about the wait.

It's cool.

Great. Now, that's my other line. | Can you hold on a second?

What happened?

- My God, your mom fell down the stairs! | - What?

Miss Carter, are you okay?

Chris, can I call you back?

- I just bought us a few seconds. | - Dude, you let it go. She's not going.

She is going! Tell her | you need to talk to a friend.

- Why? | - You're depressed.

- Your grades suck. Your father's on crack! | - My dad played pro-football.

Perfect!

- You're getting your ass kicked for that. | - I don't know what your problem is, Ryan.

She's back.

Don't screw this up.

Hold on.

Sorry.

Hello?

Chris, are you there?

Yeah. I'm here...

...baby.

You okay? You sound kind of different.

Yeah, well...

Battery's running low on my wireless. | I have to put you on speaker.

Can you hang on?

Just a second.

Sorry about that.

- Can you hear me now? | - Yeah, sort of.

Listen, I hope you're not sick.

Well, you know...

...I'm sick about this not happening.

I know I'm a jock.

I'm brainless.

Conceited, in love with myself.

That's how you must see me.

But let me tell you how I see you.

The you I see has a big heart.

She's smart, fun to hang around with.

Doesn't take my sh*t.

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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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