10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Episode 129 (September 20, 2024)

Friend of the Show Patrick Perot (bass player for Rural Route Nine, official house band of Load Bearing Beams) stops by to preach the gospel of his favorite movie, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). And he’s right to! It’s a lovely and very funny romantic comedy from back when Hollywood still made those. The chemistry between Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger! The, uh, good efforts given by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larisa Oleynik! And best of all: Krumholz, Krumholz, Krumholz.

A real-life high school teacher, Patrick is also here to school us on how accurate a representation this is of high school. What grade would he give Kat (Julia Stiles) for her sonnet? And how many students has he had to stop from singing a song over the football stadium’s loudspeakers?

Also, it’s a night recording, so Laci’s in her cups. That always makes things interesting.

10 Things I Hate About You Podcast

Time stamps:

00:06:33 — Our personal histories with 10 Things I Hate About You
00:21:22 — History segment: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; development of 10 Things I Hate About You by screenwriters Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith; director Gil Junger; stars Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger
00:53:54 — In-depth movie discussion
02:06:49 — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:
“Your Ambition” – https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY
“Winston-Salem” – https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM
“Snake Drama” – https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg
“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” – https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

Source:
“10 Things I Hate About You: The definitive oral history by the people who made it” by Mireia Mullor | Digital Spy, 2024 – https://bit.ly/479NDsi
“Shakespeare for Feminists: An Oral History of 10 Things I Hate About You” by Carrie Rickey | RogerEbert.com, 2019 – https://bit.ly/3ZxLWmW

Bonus video!

We try to determine the very best teachers from movies, with the help of our friend @PatrickPerot, a real-life teacher! And is our really going to be Mark Wahlberg in THE HAPPENING? pic.twitter.com/hl3aVlRdLV
— Load Bearing Beams (@LoadBearingPod) September 17, 2024

Enjoy some clips from the episode!

Lie about the music you like to achieve your romantic goals. That's our takeaway from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, anyway. Also, you can hear @MattStokes9's horrendous Australian Heath Ledger voice. pic.twitter.com/Pdt193P4yU
— Load Bearing Beams (@LoadBearingPod) September 23, 2024

Which of the "boy is paid to pretend to like a girl" movies from 1999 is better, SHE'S ALL THAT or 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU? Our panelists' answers will shock and amaze you! pic.twitter.com/gpL176mBFT
— Load Bearing Beams (@LoadBearingPod) September 20, 2024

Does Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU need an exorcism? Does Matt intentionally try to provoke Laci with his PowerPoint slide designs? Weigh in, people. pic.twitter.com/pMLD3uUaZD
— Load Bearing Beams (@LoadBearingPod) September 22, 2024

Great observation from @LRothConcepts that, when it comes to teen movies, if there's a single dad, it's a comedy, and if there's a single mom, it's a drama. You won't find a single exception, so don't even try! pic.twitter.com/0XF8ajs71O
— Load Bearing Beams (@LoadBearingPod) September 21, 2024