Never Been Kissed (1999)
Front Cover Actor
Drew Barrymore Josie Geller
David Arquette Rob Geller
Michael Vartan Sam Coulson
Molly Shannon Anita
John C. Reilly Gus
Garry Marshall Rigfort
Sean Whalen Merkin
Leelee Sobieski Aldys
Jeremy Jordan Guy Perkins
Jessica Alba Kirsten
David Arquette Robert Geller
Molly Shannon Anita Olesky
Leelee Sobieski Aldys Martin
John C. Reilly Augustus Strauss
Garry Marshall James Rigfort
Marley Shelton Kristin Davis
Jessica Alba Kirsten Liosis
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Romance
Director Raja Gosnell
Writer Abby Kohn; Marc Silverstein
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating PG13
Running Time 1 hr 47 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Many people wish they could go back to high school, knowing what they know as an adult; Josie Geller gets the chance to do just that in the comedy Never Been Kissed . Josie (played by Drew Barrymore ) is a 25-year-old copy editor at a newspaper in Chicago. But it's her youthful looks as much as her journalistic skills that finally win her a writing assignment: she's ordered to enroll in high school posing as a teenager for a story on the state of America's youth. Trouble is, Josie was a hopeless nerd in high school (called "Josie Grossie" by her classmates); she had no idea of how to fit in with the cool kids, and she's hardly gotten any better at it in the seven years since graduation. While Josie makes fast friends with a bookish girl named Aldys ( Leelee Sobieski ), and also takes notice of her good-looking English teacher Mr. Coulson ( Michael Vartan ), she realizes for the sake of her story she has to infiltrate the cool girls' clique, which will be impossible without someone to give her a crash course in hipness. Josie's brother Rob ( David Arquette ), obviously the more style-conscious sibling, offers to sign up for the same school to act as the cool-guy friend she'll need to fit in, but just when Josie starts making headway (and starts enjoying high school for a change), her editor changes the focus of the story — he now wants a feature on improper relations between teachers and students, which will not be good for her deepening friendship with Mr. Coulson. Never Been Kissed also features supporting performances from John C. Reilly , Molly Shannon and Jordan Ladd (the latter in a much more wholesome vehicle than her last cinematic visit to cinematic teen-town, Gregg Araki 's Nowhere ). — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 374
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/4/2003
Tape Label 129
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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