She's All That (1999)

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

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:

M. Night Shyamalan reportedly did a script polish for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Laney asks Zack towards the end of the movie at her house, "So you missed the prom?" Clearly Laney saw Zack there dancing with Taylor and certainly as Prom King, so she knew that he was at the prom.

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 "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Supplies Party/She's Koala That (#1.10)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Believe

Predictable but nice

When I saw this film a couple of years ago, I was sixteen, I sort of loved it. Seeing it again, not in my teenage years anymore, I realize that 'She's All That' really is for teenagers. I still like it, yes, but now that I have seen so many more movies there are a lot of predictable, therefore lesser, parts.

For starters it is set on a high school but the characters seem to be in their mid-twenties. Of course that is pretty logical since the actors are in their mid-twenties. Well, Rachael Leigh Cook was only twenty, and I have to admit that she is the main reason to see this movie if you are a guy. Freddie Prinze Jr. is her love interest and personally I think he is one of the most annoying actors out there, no exception here.

The whole story is very predictable actually. Prinze is the most popular guy on their high school, just dumped by his beautiful girlfriend. Now he makes a bet with a friend: he can turn any girl into a prom queen. The friend selects the girl and of course he chooses Rachael Leigh Cook. Convenient for Prinze, since she already is a beautiful girl. It does not really matter whether she wears glasses and floppy pants. Of course he really falls in love with her, of course the bet comes out, of course the girl is mad, of course the movie end on the prom, and of course it will be a happy ending.

Yes, predictable it is, but also sweet, even with an actor like Prinze. Sometimes it is funny and when you are watching a romantic comedy all you really want, I guess, is the main characters get together in a nice way. That sort of happens. A teenager will probably love it, but others will not completely waste their time.