Can't Hardly Wait Premiere Photos of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Seth Green

Reese Witherspoon at "Can't Hardly Wait" Los Angeles ; Jennifer Love Hewitt attends the "Can't Hardly Wait" Hollywood Premiere on June 2, 1998 at the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California; Tiffani Thiessen at the Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California — Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Tiffani Thiessen at the 1998 premiere of 'Can't Hardly Wait'. Photo:
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There is such a thing as fate ... and in 1998, it brought together dozens of the biggest '90s-era stars for the premiere of the teen comedy, Can't Hardly Wait.

The film followed a group of high school seniors celebrating their graduation at an epic end-of-the-year blowout, and starred icons of the time like Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ethan Embry.

"We wanted to make an energetic, funny movie," co-director Harry Elfont told Teen PEOPLE during a set visit in 1998. "Every high school movie has a party scene, but there's never been ..."

"... a movie that takes place entirely at a party," added his directing partner, Deborah Kaplan.

The film's Hollywood premiere was also a party, and brought out some of the biggest names of the '90s in addition to the starry cast. Here, take a trip down memory lane at the premiere of 1998's Can't Hardly Wait.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

The film's star, Jennifer Love Hewitt, was "the only person we went to" for the part of Amanda, executive producer Jenno Topping told Teen PEOPLE. "And she loved it and said yes immediately."

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Ethan Embry

On the flip side, "the studio wasn't completely convinced I could pull it off at first," Ethan Embry (here with Heather Picardo) told Teen PEOPLE of playing Preston. "[He's] the straightforward guy that I usually don't play." That only made the actor want the part more, though, and in the end, Elfont told PEOPLE that his audition "blew us away."

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Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon's star was rising when she hit the carpet for the premiere, months before Pleasantville and Cruel Intentions dropped.

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Tiffani Thiessen

Fellow teen queen Tiffani Thiessen glowed on the red carpet.

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Leelee Sobieski

As did Deep Impact's Leelee Sobieski.

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Mark McGrath

Sugar Ray was having a moment, and frontman Mark McGrath was soaking it up at the premiere.

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Alyson Hannigan and Seth Green

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Alyson Hannigan stepped out to support costar Seth Green, whom PEOPLE called the standout of the film in his role as Kenny.

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