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Actors: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about John Tucker Must Die |
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Four high school girls all team up against one boy, John Tucker, the star basketball player. Three of the four girls were all dating him at the same time, hearing the same lines, and the same stories. While working in a nice local restraint Kate sees John coming and going with these three girls, every night it was someone different. When the girls all find out, they first turn at each other, then band together for one cause, the demise of John Tucker.
They decide they have to get back at him. They tried to embarrass him repeatedly and each time he used it to his advantage, so they brought in a secret weapon, Kate. They make her into exactly what he would want, and saw in each of them. She became his dream girl, and from there they showed him what it felt like to be in their shoes.
--Jennifer Sheets, Resident Scholar
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Kate Spencer has recently moved to a new town as a result of another unhappy breakup between her mother and a boyfriend. Kate has seen so many of her mother's boyfriends abandon her mother that she has taken to calling all of them "Skip". Therefore, she has a very cynical and amused attitude when she realizes that John Tucker, basketball star and local god at her new high school, is juggling three different girlfriends. The three girls, a vegan teen activist, an honors student and a cheerleader inadvertently discover each other in gym class and get into a fight, landing in detention together with Kate.
The girls concoct a plan to get revenge on John Tucker, by discrediting him, embarrassing him, and making him undateable. However, most of their plots only seem to add to John's popularity. When they decide to get back at him by breaking his heart by setting him up with Kate, their plans may go awry as Kate finds herself falling for his irrestible charm.
--Shanna, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of John Tucker Must Die |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- general circumstances
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
- Occasional swearing
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