---
title: 'John Tucker Must Die (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Betty Thomas'
released: '2006-07-27'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/john-tucker-must-die-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Tucker Must Die (2006)

2006 · 86 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 teen comedy film directed by Betty Thomas and starring Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, and Jenny McCarthy. The plot centers around a trio of teenage girls who plan to break the heart of school basketball star John Tucker (Metcalfe) after they learn he has been secretly dating all three and pledging each is "the one". They recruit a shy, unpopular girl (Snow) in their scheme to publicly humiliate him. The story is loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Betty Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-thomas)
- **Screenplay:** [Jeff Lowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-lowell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gibbs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony B. Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-b-richmond)
- **Editor:** [Matt Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-friedman)

## Cast

- [Taylor Kitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-kitsch)
- [Devon Weigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/devon-weigel)
- [Fatso-Fasano](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatso-fasano)
- [Kevin McNulty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnulty)
- [Jenny McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-mccarthy)
- [Alf Humphreys](https://cinepixo.com/people/alf-humphreys)
- [Chelan Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/chelan-simmons)
- [Ashanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashanti)
- [Sophia Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophia-bush)
- [Fulvio Cecere](https://cinepixo.com/people/fulvio-cecere)
- [Jeffrey Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-ballard)
- [Greg Cipes](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-cipes)
- [Amanda Crew](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-crew)
- [Brittany Snow](https://cinepixo.com/people/brittany-snow)
- [Dan Payne](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-payne)

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