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How I Married My High School Crush (2007): Cast & Plot

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How I Married My High School Crush is a 2007 family comedy directed by David Winkler, starring Katee Sackhoff as Sara Jacob, Sage Brocklebank and Kim Poirier. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.

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How I Married My High School Crush (2007) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 30m (90 min)
Director
David Winkler
Genres
Family , Fantasy , Comedy
Original language
English
Studio
Lifetime
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is How I Married My High School Crush About?

The premise of How I Married My High School Crush without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A high‑school girl wishes she could marry her football‑star crush, who barely knows she exists. During a solar eclipse, the wish triggers a magical time jump, sending both of them 17 years forward, landing on the very day they are supposed to exchange vows, forcing them to confront a future they never imagined.

How I Married My High School Crush Themes & Keywords

· 15 tags
  • the future
  • wish
  • eclipse
  • time travel
  • nerd
  • lunar eclipse
  • jock
  • goth girl
  • female lawyer
  • class president
  • black teddy
  • black panties
+3 more
  • black bra
  • black bra and panties
  • 1990s
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Cast & crew

How I Married My High School Crush Cast & Characters

Katee Sackhoff leads the cast as Sara Jacob, with Sage Brocklebank as Brian Porterson and Kim Poirier as Kate Duncan. Directed by David Winkler; 7 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in How I Married My High School Crush

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From the director

More from David Winkler

More films directed by David Winkler: Christmas Caper, The Perfect Suspect, The Obsession and Devour.

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Plot

How I Married My High School Crush Plot Summary

What happens in How I Married My High School Crush from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

From preschool, Sara Jacob has carried a fierce, unwavering love for the popular classmate Brian Porterson, a boy who has remained oblivious to her existence. She dreams of a fairytale wedding with him, imagining a future where their paths finally align.

Then a solar eclipse changes everything. Inexplicably, the two are ripped from their 1990 high school life and dropped onto the day of their wedding in 2007. In this strange jump through time, [Sara Jacob] is still seen as a seventeen-year-old by everyone around her, while [Brian Porterson] also appears older and more grown-up than his real age. The wedding feels real, yet the couple quickly discovers they are woefully unprepared for the demands and responsibilities of adulthood.

Full summary

The whole story of How I Married My High School Crush, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know How I Married My High School Crush?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

Question 1 of 10

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What celestial event transports Sara and Brian from their high school days to their wedding day?

Details

How I Married My High School Crush Also Known As

4 alternative titles, including “The Wedding Wish” and “Niespodziewany ślub”.

Also known as
  • The Wedding Wish
  • Niespodziewany ślub
  • Сватбено пожелание
  • Mon plus beau souhait

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FAQ

How I Married My High School Crush FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of How I Married My High School Crush, each answered in a sentence.

How long is How I Married My High School Crush?

How I Married My High School Crush runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).

When was How I Married My High School Crush released?

How I Married My High School Crush was released on July 1, 2007.

Who directed How I Married My High School Crush?

How I Married My High School Crush was directed by David Winkler.

More films by David Winkler

Who is in the cast of How I Married My High School Crush?

How I Married My High School Crush stars Katee Sackhoff as Sara Jacob, Sage Brocklebank as Brian Porterson and Kim Poirier as Kate Duncan, among 7 credited actors.

Does How I Married My High School Crush have a post-credit scene?

No. How I Married My High School Crush has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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