Never Been Kissed (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
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Cast
as Josie Geller
as Rob Geller
as Sam Coulson
as Anita
as Aldys
as Kirsten
as Kristen
as Gibby
as Gus
as Rigfort
as Merkin
as George
as Cynthia
as Rhoda
as High School Student
as Roger in Op/Ed
as Dutton
as Hairplug Bruns
as Armcast Henson
as Sun Times Worker
as Miss Haskell
as Tracy
as Tommy
as Jason
as Coach Romano
as Mrs. Knox
as P.E. Teacher
as School Guard
as Denominator
as Brett
as Sera
as Matz
as Packer
as Stoner No. 1
as Stoner No. 2
as School Guard No. 2
as Billy Prince
as Sheila
as Rob's Girlfriend
as Billy's Prom Date
as Monty Malik
as Bouncer
as Lara
as Rasta
as Carny
as Tyke
as DJ
as Gibby's Prom Date
as Prom Judge No. 1
as Prom Judge No. 2
as Big Bad Wolf
as Little Red Riding Hood
as Tarzan
as Fruit Headdress Woman
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
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Critic Reviews for Never Been Kissed
All Critics (81) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (35) | DVD (4)
Drew Barrymore's virtuoso performance smooths over the plot holes.
The most exhilarating American movie I have seen this year -- which isn't saying much.
Barrymore again displays her remarkable ability to get the audience rooting for her singular blend of vulnerability and sunny optimism.
Drew Barrymore has been well cast as someone who doesn't act her age.
Relatively inoffensive and relentlessly mediocre.
While Never Been Kissed belongs heart and soul to Barrymore, Sobieski's natural poise and assurance reminds us that her own prime time is not so very far away.
Audience Reviews for Never Been Kissed
I love Drew in these rom coms. She plays a geeky girl who goes back to high school as an undercover reporter.
Super Reviewer
This is a movie I loved when I was younger, but as I got older it got more ridiculous and less funny. It has a story that has been used in other films, but Barrymore gives it a fresh, cute feel, and it has heart too, so I still like it.
Super Reviewer
Rob Geller: Wow, that was just like "Carrie"! I thought she was gonna kill us all. "A Comedy With Class" Never Been Kissed is one of the sorriest excuses for a movie I have seen. It's so annoyingly joyful. It's basically one huge delusion. Hey, I can go back to high school where I never really fit in, and have a second chance. Oh, look now I'm the most popular girl in school and all the boys want to tickle my belly button from the inside(obvious Youth in Revolt allusion). But I'm still the girl I was when no one liked me. I still have a great modesty about me that I'll give up my reign on top for a fellow nerd in need. And you know what? I'll still get the guy. Give me a fucking break. Could this movie be anymore predictable and dull? Answer: Probably, but not much more. The movie is extremely flawed in a variety of ways; some don't even pertain to the travesty they kill this plot. Their high school research was awful. These characters didn't feel like real high school students to me in the way good high school movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused did. It feels more like their not even using cliche, but just the cliches, cliches. I know that makes no sense at all, but it is the only way to describe this film. Here's the plot. A copy editor get assigned to go undercover at a high school posing as a teenager, and find a story. When the story involves her getting in good with the cool kids, her brother comes along for the ride also posing as a student. This is one of those romantic comedies that you have to have a vagina to watch. I'm a guy who can appreciate good, romantic movies, but when they are as tired and shamefully optimistic as this one, they can't be enjoyed by me. I'm actually a fan of Drew Barrymore, and it pains me that I hate this movie and her character as much as I do, but it's just the fact. The last scene of this movie made me nauseous at how fake and corny it was. I'm gonna put myself in front of the world and let my love come to me. Put five minutes on the clock. I wonder what's going to happen. Fuck this movie.
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Never Been Kissed Quotes
| Sam Coulson: | Well, all I can tell you is that when you get my age, guys will be lined up around the block for you. |
| Sam Coulson: | All I can tell you is that when you're my age, guys will be lined up around the corner for you. |
| Josie Geller: | You have to say that 'cause you're my teacher. |
| Josie Geller: | You have to say that because you're my teacher. |
| Sam Coulson: | Actually, I shouldn't say that because I'm your teacher. |
| Sam Coulson: | Actually, I shouldn't say that because I'm your teacher. |
| Josie Geller: | That thing. That moment when you kiss someone, and everything around you becomes hazy, and the only thing in focus is you and this person, and you realize that that person is the only person that you're suppose to kiss for the rest of your life. |
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