Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars an ensemble cast including Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various teen stars of the era. The movie takes place at a high school graduation party, and in a style much like that of the high school movies of the 1980s. The filmmakers were inspired to make the movie because they felt that in most teen films the best scenes were the party... scenes. Therefore, they decided to make a movie that was set entirely at a party. Though the film deals in common high school stereotypes, some favor the film's chaotic but appealing mise en scène and performances. The movie was named after The Replacements' song of the same title, from their 1987 album Pleased to Meet Me. The song plays at the end of the movie, when the credits start rolling. This movie ranked number 44 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.
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| Release date: | June 12, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Betty Thomas, Jenno Topping |
| Editor: | Michael Jablow |
| Music by: | David Kitay |
| Cinematography: | Lloyd Ahern II |
| Screenplay by: | Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |