The 1999 comedy "10 Things I Hate About You" is based on which play written by William Shakespeare?

The 1999 comedy "10 Things I Hate About You" is based the play "The Taming of the Shrew" which was written by William Shakespeare. In the film, Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is a beautiful, smart, and quite abrasive individual. Because of these things to most of her fellow teens, she doesn't attract many teenage boyfriends. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), house rules say that she can't date until Kat has a boyfriend. Strings are therefore pulled to help Kat find a guy and some romance. Kat will cross paths with a handsome new arrival to her school, Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). A question will come up. Will Kat let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming Patrick?

This teen romantic comedy-drama was directed by Gil Junger. The screenplay was written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith. It is a loose modernization of the late 16th century comedy by Shakespeare. Stars include Stiles, Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. In "10 Things I Hate About You", it is set in a late-1990s American high school and is titled after a poem written by Kat about her bittersweet romance with Patrick. Much of the filming took place in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area, with many scenes shot at Stadium High School in Tacoma, WA.

The film was moderately popular. It was a box office and financial success in the USA. It cost $16 million US dollars to make and grossed in the U.S. and other countries $53.5 million US dollars.