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College attitude

Original title: Never Been Kissed
  • 1999
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
101K
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POPULARITY
4,264
917
Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Jessica Alba, and Marley Shelton in College attitude (1999)
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  • Director
    • Raja Gosnell
  • Writers
    • Abby Kohn
    • Marc Silverstein
  • Stars
    • Drew Barrymore
    • David Arquette
    • Michael Vartan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    101K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,264
    917
    • Director
      • Raja Gosnell
    • Writers
      • Abby Kohn
      • Marc Silverstein
    • Stars
      • Drew Barrymore
      • David Arquette
      • Michael Vartan
    • 398User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Josie Geller
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Rob Geller
    Michael Vartan
    Michael Vartan
    • Sam Coulson
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Anita
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Gus
    Garry Marshall
    Garry Marshall
    • Rigfort
    Sean Whalen
    Sean Whalen
    • Merkin
    Cress Williams
    Cress Williams
    • George
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Cynthia
    • (as Octavia L. Spencer)
    Sarah DeVincentis
    • Rhoda
    Allen Covert
    Allen Covert
    • Roger in Op-Ed
    Armand Reiser
    • Dutton
    David Doty
    • Hairplug Bruns
    Derek Morgan
    • Armcast Henson
    • (as Derrick Morgan)
    Kathleen Marshall
    Kathleen Marshall
    • Sun-Times Worker
    Jenny Bicks
    Jenny Bicks
    • Miss Haskell
    Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    • Aldys
    Jeremy Jordan
    Jeremy Jordan
    • Guy Perkins
    • Director
      • Raja Gosnell
    • Writers
      • Abby Kohn
      • Marc Silverstein
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    User reviews398

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    8FiendishDramaturgy

    Under-rated Barrymore Love Story

    I can't say that I embrace this as a Romantic Comedy, as I found little funny about it. I did find it endearing, entertaining, heartwarming, and terminally sweet, and while there were some witty moments, I found them more bittersweet than outright comedic.

    I liked this one. Barrymore has grown so much as an actress, and it's always wonderful to catch her on the big screen, but this translates well to the small screen, too. In fact, on subsequent viewings, I like this one more and more.

    If you're a fan of the Romantic Comedy, then you may be a bit put off by lack of comedic effect with this one, but if you're in it for the romance, it's definitely here to be found.

    It rates a 7.8/10 from...

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    7TheArgentWolf

    Can so so relate

    Very sadly, I can relate to this movie, as I'm 17, and have yet to be kissed, so I really feel for Josie. It's been a while since seeing this film, but to write this review I re-watched it, and remembered everything I loved about it.

    Drew Barrymore is a great actress, and this role suited her really well at the time. The chemistry between Sam and Josie was really good, and Michael Vartan was an excellent actor in this.

    I loved the storyline too - as i said up there, I could relate, and it's rare you find a film you can completely relate to.

    All over - I loved it. 7/10
    7TheLittleSongbird

    I like Drew Barrymore, I liked this movie...

    Never Been Kissed is not a perfect movie, but I wasn't expecting that. The story is predictable yet simple and the ending is hokey, but I still liked the film. Why did I? Firstly, Drew Barrymore. There may be people who don't like her, I do and I have since seeing her in Ever After(and that was a wonderful film). Here she does what she does best, which is cute and funny romance, the result is that we are treated to a fun and captivating performance. Secondly, David Arquette is a lot of fun as Barrymore's slightly odd older brother, and I also enjoyed Leelee Sobieski's minor turn here. Michael Vartan is charming in his own way as well. The script does have its humorous moments, the film does have a nice feel-good element to it, the direction is fine and the soundtrack is nice. Overall, an enjoyable movie, not a masterpiece, but just a nice bit of fluff. 7/10 Bethany Cox
    wnterstar

    A sweet charmer

    I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It was charming, funny, and, at times painful. I, however think it was painful to watch because I had such a hard time at high school, and I could relate to this movie.

    It reminded me of "Mean Girls" a lot, although this had a softer edge to it.

    It was a bit predictable, but, sometimes a good, sweet, romance with a happy ending is what you want in a movie.

    The acting was good, and the story was believable-if a bit far-fetched.

    The sound track was awesome!
    5rachelaemmons

    Loved it as a teenager, creeped out as an adult

    I was a freshman in high school when this movie came out and I LOVED it. Maybe it was because I had a huge crush on my English teacher and this was my way of fantasizing a hot teacher falling for one of his students. My 15 year old self didn't understand how unethical that would have been (not to mention illegal), I just thought it was soooo romantic. Fast forward 20 years to rewatching it with my husband and it was a completely different experience. The premise is still cute and the sad parts are still sad, but I couldn't get past how creepy that teacher was. All she did was read poetry and give smart answers in his class and he was smitten. While my young self got excited every time he gave her gooey eyes, my adult self was shocked that a teacher would act act so inappropriately. If he had been in on the secret, it would have been okay I guess. But all of that with his girlfriend and him getting jealous when she was with other teenagers (also unethical because she was interested in an underaged boy at one point) was just too much for me. I could barely watch it. It could have been a cute movie if it had been written a little bit differently, but wow.

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    • Trivia
      Drew Barrymore's first film for her own production company, Flower Films.
    • Goofs
      When the Denominators are holding their bake sale, the sign on the table for Pi reads "3.1457..." Pi is actually 3.14159265...
    • Quotes

      Josie Geller: That thing, that moment, when you kiss someone and everything around becomes hazy and the only thing in focus is you and this person and you realize that that person is the only person that you're supposed to kiss for the rest of your life, and for one moment you get this amazing gift and you want to laugh and you want to cry because you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared that that it will go away all at the same time.

      Cynthia: Damn girl... you are a writer.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits feature school photos of the cast and crew.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Matrix/10 Things I Hate About You/Cookie's Fortune/The Out-of-Towners/The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Catch a Falling Star
      Written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss

      Performed by Block

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under License from EMI Music Special Markets

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Jamás besada
    • Filming locations
      • Navy Pier - 600 E. Grand Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Bushwood Pictures
      • Flower Films (II)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,474,756
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,836,707
      • Apr 11, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $84,565,230
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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