Whatever It Takes is a teen comedy starring Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and James Franco. It was first released in America on 31 March 2000. The film is based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac. Ryan is a bit of a geek with eyes for the school sex bomb, Ashley , which induces cringing in his neighbor and best friend, Maggie , a cute intellectual girl. But popular jock Chris has his eye on Maggie, and he offers to help Ryan win Ashley if Ryan will help Chris with Maggie. So begins a two-headed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac; Ryan composes soulful e-mails for Chris, and Chris... advises Ryan to treat Ashley like dirt, which seems to be the only way to get her attention. At first, neither finds it easy to change their ways; Chris comes on too strong, and Ryan is too nervous to be a jerk. But as they start to succeed, Ryan begins to see Maggie in a new light and wonders if he's pursuing the right girl. He realizes Ashley is not meant for him, and tries to convince Maggie about Chris's affection for her. Whatever It Takes was first released on DVD in North America in August 2000.
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| Release date: | March 31, 2000 |
| Directed by: | David Raynr |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Paul Schiff |
| Editor: | Ronald Roose |
| Music by: | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography: | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Screenplay by: | Mark Schwahn |
| Adapted from: | Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Genre: | Comedy |