10 Things I Hate About You the film, Gil Junger, directed many of the episodes including the pilot while the film's music composer, Richard Gibbs, also returned to do the show's music. The series was adapted and produced by Carter Covington. The show premiered on July 7, 2009, and lasted 20 episodes. The film is a retelling of William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew" in an American high school setting. Screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith also wrote the script for "She's the Man" (2006), a retelling of Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" set in an American college. Kat and Bianca share the same names
This Is Where I Leave You against its budget of about $20 million. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $11.6 million, finishing 3rd at the box office behind fellow new releases "The Maze Runner" ($32.5 million) and "A Walk Among the Tombstones" ($12.8 million). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 41%, based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's consensus reads, ""This Is Where I Leave You" has its moments, but given the amount of talent assembled onscreen, the rather pedestrian results can't help but feel like a letdown." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44