Never Been Kissed

1999
PG-13
1h 47m

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6.0/10

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A newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.A newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.A newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

99K

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POPULARITY

3,090

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Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations

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Trivia
Drew Barrymore's first film for her own production company, Flower Films.

Goofs
When the Denominators are holding their bake sale, the sign on the table for Pi reads "3.1457..." Pi is actually 3.14159265...

Quotes
Josie Geller: That thing, that moment, when you kiss someone and everything around 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 supposed to kiss for the rest of your life, and for one moment you get this amazing gift and you want to laugh and you want to cry because you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared that that it will go away all at the same time.
Cynthia: Damn girl... you are a writer.

Crazy credits
The closing credits feature school photos of the cast and crew.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Matrix/10 Things I Hate About You/Cookie's Fortune/The Out-of-Towners/The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)

Soundtracks
Catch a Falling Star
Written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss
Performed by Block
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI Music Special Markets

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6/10

Lovable Drew makes pathetic character watchable

Josie Gellar (Drew Barrymore) is a Chicago Sun Times copy editor. She's a stiff perfectionist, and not aggressive enough to be a reporter. That is until the owner arbitrarily assigns Josie as an undercover high school student. Only she was a loser nerd in her high school years, and she returns as a loser nerd in her new undercover work. With the help of her younger drop-out brother Rob Geller (David Arquette), she gets a makeover and infiltrates the popular group.

She is scary nerdy and humiliating. It's really not funny unless we are supposed to laugh at her. Luckily for the movie, Drew Barrymore is impossibly lovable. She makes us love her no matter what, and makes this sad pathetic character somewhat watchable.