I Love You, Beth Cooper is a 2009 Canadian/American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Larry Doyle, a former writer of The Simpsons.
The film starts with high school valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) stating to the entire gymnasium that he's had a crush on cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere) for six years. During the speech, he singles out the class bully and a pretty but ...
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I Love You, Beth Cooper is a 2009 Canadian/American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Larry Doyle, a former writer of The Simpsons.
The film starts with high school valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) stating to the entire gymnasium that he's had a crush on cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere) for six years. During the speech, he singles out the class bully and a pretty but shallow party girl, takes a verbal swipe at Beth's boyfriend Kevin and tells his movie-quoting best friend Rich (Jack Carpenter) to admit that he's gay. Denis' speech upsets everyone except Beth, who thinks it was "sweet," giving Denis the courage to invite her to a party at his house that night. Beth’s boyfriend, military trained Kevin (Shawn Roberts), is angry at Denis for calling him an "over-aged loser who keeps company with high school girls because he can't get a date with a girl his own age."
After his declaration, Denis' mother ...
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