John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American high school comedy romance film, directed by Betty Thomas. The film is about a trio of girls who plot to break the heart of manipulative basketball star John Tucker after they learn he has been secretly dating all three and pledging each is "the one". They recruit cute wallflower Kate in their scheme to publicly humiliate the cad. Released in North America on July 28, 2006. The film reached number 3 in the US and number 1 in Australia. The movie begins with Kate discussing her mother Lori's series of bad relationships which always causes the family... to move to a new town, making Kate feel invisible. She and her mother move to a new town and Kate gets a job as a waitress. While at work, she sees popular local boy John Tucker on dates with three different girls: Carrie , a chronic overachiever; Heather , who is a sassy, aggressive head cheerleader; and Beth a promiscuous vegan activist.
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| Release date: | July 27, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Betty Thomas |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Birnbaum, Robert M. Cooper |
| Editor: | Matt Friedman |
| Music by: | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography: | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Screenplay by: | Jeff Lowell |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |