Movies on Main – 10 Things I Hate About You

7/7 10 Things I Hate About You

Adapted from William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew,” 10 Things I Hate About You starts off with Cameron, new student at Padua High, sitting in the office of the quirky guidance counselor Ms. Perky. He is then shown around the school by Michael, who will become his best friend. During his tour is when Cameron first sees Bianca Stratford, a beautiful sophomore with one problem: she isn’t allowed to date. And neither is her “shrew” sister, Katarina, a senior who loves indie rock and feminist prose and hates conformity. But Kat and Bianca’s father alters his house rule: now, Bianca can date… as long as Kat has a date, too. Now, in order for Cameron to date Bianca, he has to find someone to date Kat. So Michael helps him enlist the help of pretty-boy/jerk/model Joey Donner, tricking him into thinking that *he* will get to take Bianca out if he pays someone to take out Kat. His choice: Patrick Verona, a bad-boy with a mysterious reputation–some say he ate a live duck once…

Rated PG-13 / 94 minutes
Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Celebrating cinema and capturing the spirit of summer by watching films outdoors, under the stars in downtown Midland. Movies on Main is a partnership between local businesses, individuals, and foundations who have one goal in mind: bring people of all ages together through the power of film. Films are shown outdoors at roughly 9:00 pm Wednesday evenings at Ace Hardware in Downtown Midland. Movies on Main is free and open to the public.