Never Been Kissed
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Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Produced by	Sandy Isaac Nancy Juvonen
Written by	Marc Silverstein Abby Kohn
Starring	Drew Barrymore David Arquette Marley Shelton Michael Vartan Molly Shannon John C. Reilly Garry Marshall Leelee Sobieski Jessica Alba Jeremy Jordan
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Alex Nepomniaschy
Editing by	Debra Chiate Marcel Sansevieri
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	April 9, 1999
Running time	107 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25,000,000[1]
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Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. Never Been Kissed was produced by Drew Barrymore's production company, Flower Films. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (552x755, 82 KB)If you obtained the image from somewhere on the Web, please include the URL where it can be obtained: http://impawards. ... Raja Gosnell is a film director, born in Los Angeles, California in December 9, 1958. ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. ... David James Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor. ... Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American film and television actress. ... Vartan on Alias Michael Vartan (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... There have been a number of noteworthy men named Jeremy Jordan: Jeremy Jordan (actor) Actor/Musician Jeremy Jordan (porn star) American male porn star This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... David Newman (b. ... Alex Nepomniaschy is an award-winning Russian cinematographer. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... Raja Gosnell is a film director, born in Los Angeles, California in December 9, 1958. ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. ... David James Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor. ... Vartan on Alias Michael Vartan (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American film and television actress. ... James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. ... Giuseppe Andrews (born Joey Andrews on April 25, 1979, in Key Largo, Florida) is an American actor-writer-director best known for his roles in Detroit Rock City and as a bizarre sheriff in Cabin Fever, as well as appearances in the Smashing Pumpkins videos 1979 and Perfect. His cin... There have been a number of noteworthy men named Jeremy Jordan: Jeremy Jordan (actor) Actor/Musician Jeremy Jordan (porn star) American male porn star This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Flower Films is a commercial film production company founded by Drew Barrymore in 1995 with her partner Nancy Juvonen. ...

Taglines:

• The Class Clown Just Turned Chic.
• A Comedy With Class.
• She's never been hip. Never been cool. Never been in... Until now.
• Some things are worth waiting for.
• See you around the cell block Mrs. Robinson

Characters

The main characters include:

• Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) - a young copy editor who works for the Chicago Sun-Times; and who is assigned to go undercover at a local high school for her first story. Unfortunately, Josie's high school years were marked with cruelty from other students and the scar of her nickname "Josie-Grossie". At first, she becomes a Denominater and she is considered a geek. When Rob tells everyone that she is actually amazing, everyone starts to like her.
• Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan) - a young, attractive English teacher at the high school in which Josie enrolls. He develops feelings for her throughout the movie, but cannot act on them because he is her teacher. He kisses Josie in the end, after he read the article she wrote about him.
• Rob Geller (David Arquette) - Josie's younger brother; who, in contrast to Josie, was popular during his high school years and uses what he knows about popularity to help Josie in her assignment.
• Augustus Strauss (John C. Reilly) - Josie's superior who only really seems to care about his career.
• Aldys Martin (Leelee Sobieski) - One of Josie's only friends at the High School when she starts. She is considered by most of the popular people a "Science Geek". At Prom she almost gets Dog food thrown at her as a prank.
• Guy Perkins (Jeremy Jordan) - The most popular guy in school. He is at first very rude to Josie, but then when she gets popular, he is very nice to her. He later asks her to the prom.
• Gibby, Kirsten, and Kristen (Jordan Ladd, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton) - The three most popular girls in the school who are very conceited and only think of themselves. They all dress up as Barbie for the prom.
• Anita (Molly Shannon) - Josie's friend who works with her at the paper. She loves sleeping with men even if she doesn't like them.

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Plot

Barrymore plays 25-year-old Josie Geller, a one-time high school misfit turned pedantic and lonely copy-editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. Josie desperately wants to be a reporter, and constantly sends story ideas to her boss, Gus (John C. Reilly). One day during a staff meeting, the tyrannical editor-in-chief, Rigfort (Garry Marshall), assigns her to pose as a high school student for her first story, an undercover feature. The aim of the story is to gain the trust of the pretty, popular girls (including Kirsten, played by Jessica Alba), who are stereotypically vain and intolerant of anyone who is not like them; and the high school heart-throb, Guy Perkins (Jeremy Jordan). The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Jeremy Jordan (born September 19, 1973, Hammond, Indiana) is an American actor and singer. ...

At first, despite her best efforts and the support of her best friend at the paper, Anita (Molly Shannon), Josie reverts back to her geeky, misfit, high school persona, and becomes friends with fellow geek Aldys (Leelee Sobieski). However, after counselling by her brother, Rob (and with the benefit of hindsight of her original high school career), Josie learns how to not only fit in, but thrive. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ...

A subplot involving the attraction between Josie (who has never had a romance) and young English teacher Sam Coulson is complicated by the fact that Sam thinks Josie is 17-years-old and a student, and therefore out of bounds. A subplot is a series of connected actions within a work of narrative that function separately from the main plot. ... This article primarily discusses philosophical ideologies in relation to the subject of romantic love. ...

The premise of the film is loosely based on the real-life undercover work of Shann Nix, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter who posed as a high school student to uncover the conditions in inner-city schools in San Francisco. ^[2] Unlike the fictional character, Nix was not unpopular in high school, and never had a romantic connection with a teacher when she went undercover. Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Rating

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Soundtrack

• During the scene where Josie and Aldys are talking to each other on the football field, the band begins to play the theme song from The Simpsons.

• The band Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. submitted a song named "Josie" for the movie's soundtrack but it was rejected. The band had previously released a single titled "Jolene" which was about their tour van. When given the opportunity to submit a song for the soundtrack, they simply replaced the name Jolene with Josie to make it relevant to Barrymore's character in the film.

• When the main character is remembering her old ages in the school; in the background you can listen to Madonna's song Like a prayer, of her album Like a prayer.

• The single "Lucky Denver Mint" by Jimmy Eat World featured in the film's soundtrack, and was the only single from their album Clarity to consequently gain airplay on popular American radio.

• The Latin funk band, Ozomatli, makes a cameo.

• And more importantly, the song "don't worry baby" during the climax, the scene when Josie receives her first kiss from Sam on the baseball field.

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Trivia

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• In 1993, at the age of 20, Jeremy Jordan ('Guy') released a Gold-selling album, Try My Love, and was a real-life heart-throb, featured in teen magazines.

• Leelee Sobieski (Aldys Martin) and James Franco (Jason Way) would both later appear in the film The Wicker Man.

• Drew Barrymore and David Arquette were both in the movie Scream together.

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References

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External links

• Never Been Kissed at the Internet Movie Database
• Original promotional website