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 The physicality of Petruchio and Katherina is transformed into a playful paintball match; the prom substitutes for the Act V feast; Kat's poem replaces Katherina's famous Act V speech; and Joey Donner's wager over Bianca's virginity parallels the bet placed by Shakespeare's husbands regarding their partners' obedience. 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gil Junger and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay, written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, is a loose modernization of William Shakespeare's late-16th century