She's All That (1999)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writer (WGA):

R. Lee Fleming Jr. (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A new comedy that proves there's more to attraction than meets the eye.

Plot:

A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Prom Queen | High School | Love | Pygmalion

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Zack Siler
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Laney Boggs
Matthew Lillard	...	Brock Hudson
Paul Walker	...	Dean Sampson
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Taylor Vaughan
Kevin Pollak	...	Wayne Boggs
Anna Paquin	...	Mackenzie Siler
Kieran Culkin	...	Simon Boggs
Elden Henson	...	Jesse Jackson
Usher Raymond	...	Campus D.J.
Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones	...	Alex
Gabrielle Union	...	Katie
Dulé Hill	...	Preston
Tamara Mello	...	Chandler
Clea DuVall	...	Misty
Tim Matheson	...	Harlan Siler
Debbi Morgan	...	Ms. Rousseau
Alexis Arquette	...	Mitch
Dave Buzzotta	...	Jeffrey Munge Rylander
Chris Owen	...	Derek Funkhouser Rutley
Charlie Dell	...	Man in Falafel Barn
Michael Milhoan	...	Principal Stickley
Carlos Jacott	...	Prom Photographer
Ashlee Levitch	...	Melissa
Vanessa Lee Chester	...	Girl #2
Patricia Charbonneau	...	Lois Siler
Katharine Towne	...	Savannah
Wendy Fowler	...	Harmony
Flex Alexander	...	Kadeem
Robert Baglia	...	Beatnik (as Bob Baglia)
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Felicity
Clay Rivers	...	Gustave
Sara Rivas	...	Vampire Girl
Amon Bourne	...	'She's All That' Rapper
Takbir Bashir	...	'She's All That' Rapper
Anthony Rivera	...	'She's All That' Rapper (as Anthony 'Click' Rivera)
Jarrett Lennon	...	Naylon
Brandon Smith	...	JV Cleaning Boy
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Soccer Player
Kente Scott	...	Sophomore Boy (as Kenté Scott)
Kim Cottom	...	Dancer (as Kim Cotton)
T.J. Espinoza	...	Dancer
Brian Friedman	...	Dancer
Tony Fugate	...	Dancer
Caroline Girvin	...	Dancer
Alicia Gilley	...	Dancer
Scott Hislop	...	Dancer
Jennifer Lee Keyes	...	Dancer (as Jennifer Keyes)
Richard Kim	...	Dancer
Stephanie Landwehr	...	Dancer
Dani Lee	...	Dancer
Joe Loera	...	Dancer
Mayah McCoy	...	Dancer
Ayesha Orange	...	Dancer (as Yesha Orange)
Robert Schultz	...	Dancer
Josh Seffinger	...	Dancer
Sarah Christine Smith	...	Dancer (as Sarah Smith)
Christopher Smith	...	Dancer
Bree Turner	...	Dancer
Christine Vincent	...	Dancer
Jerry 'Flo' Randolph	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rakefet Abergel	...	Student (uncredited)
Richard Brown	...	(uncredited)
Richard Chaim	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Doran Clark	...	(uncredited)
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Girl in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Lauri Gladstein	...	(uncredited)
Johnathan Gordon	...	(uncredited)
Clark Henderson	...	(uncredited)
Kevin Hyman	...	(uncredited)
David Iscove	...	(uncredited)
Geyer Kosinski	...	(uncredited)
Gary Meadow	...	(uncredited)
Bob Osher	...	(uncredited)
Meryl Poster	...	(uncredited)
Morgan Schultz	...	(uncredited)
Randy Spendlove	...	(uncredited)
Click Tha Supah Latin	...	Rapper (uncredited)
Rainbow Underhill	...	Goth Student (uncredited)
Christian Vincent	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Iscove

Writing credits (WGA)
R. Lee Fleming Jr.		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	co-producer
Richard N. Gladstein	....	producer
Kyle Ham	....	associate producer
Richard Hull	....	co-producer
Jeremy Kramer	....	co-executive producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer
Jill Sobel Messick	....	co-executive producer
Louise Rosner	....	co-producer
Louise Rosner	....	line producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Lila Yacoub	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by
Francis Kenny		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Casey O. Rohrs

Casting by
Ed Mitchell
Robyn Ray		(as Robin Ray)

Production Design by
Charles Breen

Art Direction by
Gary Diamond

Set Decoration by
Jeffrey Kushon

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Felicity Bowring	....	head makeup artist
Raqueli Dahan	....	makeup artist
Jane Galli	....	makeup artist
Lisa Layman	....	makeup artist
Thomas Real	....	head hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Maggie Cone	....	post-production supervisor
Shaheed Qaasim	....	set production manager
Louise Rosner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randall Badger	....	first assistant director
W. Alexander Ellis	....	second assistant director (as Alexander Ellis)
Tony Eng	....	trainee assistant director
Lucille Ouyang	....	second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	assistant director
Christine A. Tope	....	second second assistant director (as Christine Tope)

Art Department
Sarah Bullion	....	art department assistant
George Capetanos	....	set dresser
Ryan Effner	....	propmaker
Rachel A. Flores	....	assistant property master
Jesse Kane	....	art department intern
Gloria Murphy	....	assistant property master
Angela O'Neill	....	prop master
David Osterhout	....	propmaker
Daniel Turk	....	construction coordinator (as Dan Turk)
Danny L. Turk	....	carpenter
Steve Whiteside	....	on-set dresser
Richard D. Wright	....	set dresser
Richard Wright	....	lead man

Sound Department
Ruth Adelman	....	foley editor
Stephen Barden	....	adr editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Bracciale	....	dialogue editor
Frank Bradley	....	cable person
Andrew Bray	....	sound effects editor
Dale Chaloukian	....	foley artist
Dale Chaloukian	....	sound editor
Peter Chapman	....	adr editor
Paul B. Clay	....	sound supervisor (as Paul Clay)
Lee de Lang	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Enden	....	boom operator
Susan Fairbairn	....	assistant sound editor
Nelson Ferreira	....	supervising sound editor
Ashley Harvey	....	foley editor
Alan Howarth	....	additional sound designer
Sean Kelly	....	adr editor
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent MacLeod	....	sound re-recordist
Tim O'Connell	....	foley artist
Scott Purdy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Roque	....	sound effects editor
Alison Sanford	....	sound recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Jivan Tahmizian	....	foley artist
Brad Thornton	....	sound re-recordist
Audrey Trent	....	foley artist
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Mark Weingarten	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Shane Wood	....	special effects lighting (uncredited)

Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunt coordinator (as Gil Combs)
Matt Byrne	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
James Barrett	....	electrician
Ben Beaird	....	key grip (as Benny Beaird)
Nick Beaird	....	grip
Robert Clancey	....	grip
Raymond Gonzales	....	electrician
Geoffrey Haley	....	video operator (as Geoff Haley)
Chris Johnson	....	second assistant camera (as Christopher Johnson)
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip
Jeffrey S. Lorenz	....	first assistant camera (as Jeff Lorenz)
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video supervisor (as Bob Morgenroth)
Shawn Neary	....	best boy grip
Michael Negrin	....	camera operator
Rob Nelson	....	video operator
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant Steadicam
Jerry Patton	....	second assistant camera
James Plannette	....	gaffer
Lance Robinson	....	grip
Andy Shuttleworth	....	Steadicam operator
Val Sklar	....	loader
Kirk Tedeski	....	video playback supervisor
Eric Wycoff	....	lighting technician
Tom Yatsko	....	camera operator (as Thomas Yatsko)
Rusty Lowrey	....	light operator: Vari*Lite (uncredited)
Bradley Richard	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kevin Beard	....	extras casting
Matthew Jon Beck	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Barrish	....	costume supervisor
Beth Beasley	....	costumer
Sandra Collier	....	set costumer
Lawrence Quon	....	set costumer
Tony Swatton	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Lance Chapman	....	first assistant editor
Cathy Rait	....	color timer
Michael Toll	....	telecine operator
Michael T. Wilson	....	assistant editor (as Michael Wilson)

Music Department
Jennifer Barak	....	assistant music editor
Ryan Beveridge	....	music assistant
Buck Damon	....	music consultant
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Tricia Hansen	....	music assistant
Jonathan Karp	....	additional music editor
Ed Novick	....	music playback
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor
Jeff Seitz	....	music mixer
David Trevis	....	assistant music editor
Sharyn M. Tylk	....	music editor

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Michael Merrick	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike Merrick)
Leo Stefanos	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Sophie Addie	....	assistant to producer (as Sophie McMenamin)
John Steven Agoglia	....	location manager
Herbert W. Ankrom	....	assistant production coordinator (as Herb Ankrom)
Elizabeth A. Bergman	....	first assistant accountant (as Elizabeth Bergman)
Lisa Blackburn	....	stand-in
Charlane Bloom	....	stand-in
Ffilip Bolton	....	assistant caterer (as Phillip Jeremy Bolton)
Anita Boudreaux	....	assistant accountant
Gina Cavalier	....	production assistant
Brett Cody	....	video coordinator
Angie Dingman	....	assistant: Mr. Kramer
Alison Eng	....	post-production accountant
T.J. Espinoza	....	dancer
Gwen Everman	....	accountant (as Gwendolyn Everman)
John W. Felder	....	craft service
Anne Fletcher	....	assistant choreographer
Scott Hanson	....	production assistant
Stacey Hinnen	....	assistant: Mr. Levy
Adam Iscove	....	set production assistant
Susanne Lariviere	....	first assistant accountant
Jackie Linder	....	assistant: Ms. Messick
Stephanie Masoner	....	stand-in
Rob McCabe	....	stand-in: Freddie Prinze Jr.
Catherine S. McComb	....	production coordinator
Kathryn Moore	....	stand-in
Peggy Mulloy	....	unit publicist
Evan Peller	....	location scout
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Benjamin Ronne	....	set production assistant (as Ben Ronne)
Lawrence B. Schechter	....	production assistant
Adam Shankman	....	choreographer
Scott A. Lopez	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Sarah Michelle Gellar	....	acknowledgment
Geyer Kosinski	....	acknowledgment
Megan F. Ring	....	acknowledgment (as Megan Ring)

Production Companies

• Miramax Films (presents)
• Tapestry Films
• FilmColony
• All That Productions

Distributors

• Miramax Films (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Films International (1999) (non-USA) (all media)
• Bac Films (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Film Four Distributors (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (2000) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Líder Films (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TF1 Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD)
• WB Television Network, The (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Micdi Productions  music editing

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor, brief strong language and teen drinking.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:PG (TV rating) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:7 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Cerritos, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Filmed at the same high school as the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). Sarah Michelle Gellar, who plays Buffy in the series and who co-starred with Freddie Prinze, Jr. in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), has a small, non-speaking cameo. The same high school was used in _Not Another Teen Movie (2001)_ that parodied this movie in some cases line by line.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Taylor was talking to Zach about meeting Brock her hair style changes several times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Laney Boggs: Simon! Simon, I have got your breakfast! Are you up?
Simon Boggs: Give me a couple of minutes.
Laney Boggs: Simon Boggs, there are children in Mexico who have already been up for three hours making clothes for corporate America.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Carrie (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

66

Watchable but unimaginative teen `comedy'

When high school jock Zak is dumped by his prom-queen style girlfriend, he rashly says that he doesn't need her and that any girl he dates will become the prom queen. A friend takes her up on the bet and picks geeky art student Laney. Zak tries to get close with limited success but gradually he begins to get to know her and they become friends – now all he has to do is get her accepted by the jet set.

How many teen movies do we need, with their similar themes of jocks and geeks and the seemingly revolving casts? Here we get yet another retelling of Pygmalion except here it doesn't really convince as a comedy or a story. The plot isn't particularly imaginative and feels lifeless and a little flat as a result like it has no spark of it's own. The other problem is the fact that Laney is actually quite good looking before `the change' – I prefer her look before Zak supposedly made her better.

The film needs to pander to the teen audience so we get the obligatory `gross out' comedy in a few scenes which are funny but outside of that it's really very light melodrama between Zak, Laney and the jocks/cheerleaders.

Prince is annoying but is actually alright here despite having a cardboard jock character. Cook is good as Laney but it's a shame that the film sees some sort of victory of making this geeky arty girl into a beautiful Valley girl type that conforms to the pack. What message does that send out to teenagers? At one point Zak says that he'd rather work with fat or ugly than Laney – but really she is only acceptable because she is pretty and not fat or ugly. The rest of the cast are a range of teen actors who you'll recognise from other films who do nothing out of the ordinary. Usher has a cool cameo – but why did Lil' Kim take a role that was barely a support character? I hate Matthew Lillard with a passion but here he does a good job sending up those reality TV `celebrities' and is very funny in his handful of scenes.

Overall this is an acceptable teen film but really never gets to the point where you could call it more than good. The story lacks spark or imagination and the comedy is either crude or too slight to be funny. It's watchable but it's not all that.