
10 Things I Hate About You
Gil Junger, 1999
The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare, 1593
10 Things I Hate About You is a movie directed by Gil Junger in 1999 and inspired by the book The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, first published in 1593. The movie features Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan, and others.
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Storyline
Cameron James, a new student at Padua High School in the Seattle area, becomes instantly smitten with popular sophomore Bianca Stratford. Geeky Michael Eckman warns him that Bianca is vapid and conceited, and that her overprotective father does not allow Bianca or her older sister, the shrewish Kat, to date.
Movie vs Book

Year
1999
Minutes
97
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
10 Things I Hate About You
Director: Gil Junger
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 1h37m
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Year
1593
Pages
291
Book Rate
7.58
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Book
The Taming of the Shrew
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1593
Length: 291 pages
Genre: Poem
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