10 Things I Hate About You tuxes came from Isadora's in Seattle. The primary tagline is an allusion to a poem written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning from her Sonnets from the Portuguese collection. ("How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.") Another tagline is a spoof from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" ("Romeo, Oh Romeo, Get Out Of My Face.") and another is a line from "The Taming of the Shrew" that is spoken in the film by Cameron ("I burn, I pine, I perish!"). The original script was finalized on November 12, 1997. In its opening weekend, the film grossed US$8,330,681 in 2,271 theaters
10 Things I Hate About You to stay close to home. Bianca wishes to date affluent senior Joey Donner, but Walter, an obstetrician worrisome of teenage pregnancy, will not allow his daughters to date until they graduate. Frustrated by Bianca's insistence and Kat's rebelliousness, Walter declares that Bianca may date only when Kat does, knowing that Kat's antisocial attitude makes this unlikely. When Cameron asks Bianca out, she informs him of her father's new rule and, as a pretense for allowing her to date Joey, suggests that Cameron find someone willing to date Kat. Cameron selects "bad boy" Patrick Verona, but Patrick scares him off. Michael