Whatever It Takes (2000)

Ryan Woodman (Shane West), a geeky accordion-playing high school senior, concocts a wild scheme with resident meathead and superjock Chris Campbell (James Franco) in hopes of getting a date with popular Ashley Grant (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, She's All That). Meanwhile, Chris is pining after Ryan's best friend, Maggie (Marla Sokoloff), a girl with beauty, brains and heart. Weaving a web of fake e-mails, plotted phone calls and contrived double dates, the two guys arrange to set each other up with the girls of their dreams-or so they think. When two couples mess with fate (and only end up messing everything up), the result is a hip, hilarious and offbeat take on the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story.

Brainy high school senior Ryan (Shane West) and resident superjock Chris (James Franco) defy teen social hierarchy when they team up in order to pursue their dream girls, each knowing that the other is instrumental in their respective romantic pursuits. The result is a hip and modern twist on the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story. © 2000 Phoenix Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.