High-school senior Ryan has a crush on sexy, popular Ashley. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other but later they wonder they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
1980, Israel
19 April 1978, Palo Alto, California, USA
24 August 1962, Tipton, Missouri, USA
19 December 1980, San Francisco, California, USA
14 January 1979, Yokohama, Japan
22 April 1978, Santa Cruz, California, USA
25 January 1979, Dallas, Texas, USA
5 January 1925, USA
29 October 1992, California, USA
27 August 1972, Manassas, Virginia, USA
1 March 1978, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
10 October 1978, Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, USA
19 January 1964, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
March 5, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
12 September 1966, The Bronx, New York, USA
27 August 1979, Emmett, Idaho, USA
5 June 1979, San Antonio, Texas, USA
January 01, 2011
This is simply an assembly of cinematic cliches.
January 01, 2000
Whatever It Takes takes old tale, ruins it.
January 01, 2000
Yet another leaden, witless, cliché-drunk, teen romantic comedy.
April 25, 2003
What you're actually hearing is the sound of a really old coot preaching a very practised sermon.
January 01, 2000
Lame script.
February 24, 2003
Whatever It Takes is certainly nothing new or ground-breaking, but for what it is, it's entertaining and slightly above-average.
December 08, 2002
This is about as lame as teen comedy/romance films come.
May 26, 2006
Whatever It Takes is one of the worst and most inept teen movies I've seen since last year's Jawbreaker.
January 08, 2010
Please, oh please, make these teen-targeted romantic comedies go away.
June 05, 2002
It never has enough confidence to let itself go and shock or surprise the audience.
January 01, 2000
You -- yes, you -- can write a teen comedy. Whatever It Takes is proof.
January 01, 2000
Tepid, predictable fantasy.
