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)
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)
Johnny Torres	...	Party goer (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
John Embry	....	production assistant
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)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (2000) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shôchiku Eiga (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Film Four Distributors (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• 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
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• 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:

The character "Brock Hudson" was actually named after a real life student of the same name at St. John's School in Houston, Texas. (The same school where "Rushmore" was filmed). The screenwriter 'Lee Fleming' went to this school, along with Wes Anderson (director of "Rushmore" and "Bottle Rockets") and Will Wallace ("The Thin Red Line" and "I am Sam") where the phrase "what kind of name is Brock Hudson?" was commonly heard.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Zach looks at his college acceptance letters, the inside addresses shown are those of the colleges. In a real letter, the inside address would be that of the recipient. The school's address would be shown elsewhere on the letterhead.

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:

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: (1999-02-09)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Prophecy

You've almost certainly already got this tee-shirt

So predictable, so derivative. This film came recommended but I feel that the recommendation was misplaced. Taming of the Shrew has been remade many times but in some cases (Pygmalion, My Fair Lady) new eras and genres add something. In this case, we have "taming meets teen-movie" - nothing is added, only taken away.

Cook is very watchable, but she's no shrew which somewhat side-steps the point. And as for having a chip on your shoulder about the jet-setters when you're a teenager living in a house with a huge basement that you can monopolise as your art studio and a swimming pool in the garden. Please. At least in Pretty in Pink the poverty was more relative and somewhat absolute (although even then, if you can afford a car and have a job........).

Unless you have never seen a teen movie and/or never seen a remake of Taming, you've already got this tee-shirt many times over so this movie is not worth the 90 minute wait for the closing credits. My partner, Janie, was asleep within four minutes and barely stirred until the end, which is a record even for her.