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  • A modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
  • Heath Ledger’s first American movie.
  • Heath Ledger improvised playing with fire in class.
  • Other actors considered for Patrick were Josh Hartnett and Ashton Kutcher.
  • In the original script, Kat’s friend Mandella frequently referred to various suicide attempts in an attempt to “join William Shakespeare”.
  • Larisa Oleynik and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also played love interests in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996).
  • The original song Patrick sang to Kat was “I Think I Love You” by The Partridge Family, but it was changed after the song was used in Scream 2 (1997).
  • Kate Hudson and Katie Holmes were in the running for the role of Kat. Hudson turned down the role because her mother, Goldie Hawn, did not like the script.