The song "Kiss Me" as was used as the main theme song. His popular and narcissistic girlfriend, Taylor Vaughan (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), ditches him for a crude reality TV star from The Real World, Brock Hudson (Matthew Lillard), whom she met on Spring Break in Florida. She’s All That premiered on January 19, 1999 at the Mann Festival Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles. Zack's friend, Dean Sampson, Jr. (Paul Walker), disagrees and challenges him to a bet on whether Zack can turn any random girl into the Prom Queen within six weeks. Plus, Mackenzie recently moved her family to Florida from Oklahoma, and she was seen wearing her wedding ring during her move. "[22] On Metacritic the film has a score of 51 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". "[9], R. Lee Fleming, Jr. is officially credited as the sole screenwriter for the film. : What do you have in mind? [14][15] Producer Richard N. Gladstein said that the script "was pretty much done" already, but that Shyamalan's changes "helped enormously with the relationship with Kevin Pollak [who played Laney's father, Wayne]". [36], transformation of Clark Kent into Superman, "Schools Ready for Close-ups; Administrators are welcoming movie and TV shoots to campus, seeing the financial benefits in an era of budget cuts", "10 Things You Probably Never Knew About "She's All That, "Rachael Leigh Cook Shares Her Favorite She's All That Memories", "Kevin Pollak on comedy, Mrs. Maisel, and more", "Jaime Pressly, Rachael Leigh Cook, and More '90s Icons Look Back on the Genre They Invented", "Night's Skies | In Focus, Volume II, Number 8", "M. Night Shyamalan on How People See His Movies, Plus: What '90s Rom-Com Did He Secretly Write? : In September 2020, a gender swapped remake of the film was announced and will be titled He's All That, with Mark Waters to direct, original screenwriter R. Lee Fleming Jr. returned to write and Addison Rae to star. Laney's transformation was reflected in her clothes, and the red dress demonstrated "a bold statement of her dressing in a color that was so different than anything we’d seen her in before. You know Bert? Jane Ganahl of The San Francisco Examiner wrote "And once, just once, I'd love to see a teen flick that doesn't send out a message to young girls that to be acceptable, you have to conform. | PopWatch | EW.com", "Comment #933013221 on M. Night Shyamalan Probably Did Not Write She's All That", "M. Night Shyamalan Helped 'She's All That' Deliver The Most Memorable F*ck in Teen Comedy History", "The Dance Scene No One Wanted: An Oral History Of The 'She's All That' Prom", "The evolution of Laney Boggs's wardrobe in She's All That", "Why Rachael Leigh Cook Felt 'Self-Conscious' Filming 'She's All That, "Rachael Leigh Cook Looks Back on 'She's All That': Read Her Q&A! Shankman was concerned about the scene and "that, tonally, it wouldn’t match into the rest of the movie" but was Iscove committed to the idea it was up to him to make it fit. "Schools Ready for Close-ups; Administrators are welcoming movie and TV shoots to campus, seeing the financial benefits in an era of budget cuts". I like her already. Zack manages to improvise a show with the Hacky Sack he happens to carry in his pocket. [16] Fleming included various pop culture references in his script: Laney Boggs was named after two characters played by Winona Ryder, Kim Boggs from Edward Scissorhands and Laney Pierce from Reality Bites;[7] the characters Zack and Taylor were named after two of the three members of the band Hanson. Iscove was well aware that it was implausible to suggest Cook was ugly, but that it was standard practice in Hollywood to cast the beautiful girl, and that it requires the audience to suspend their disbelief: "You either go along with it or you don't go along with it." : Wingate majored in psychology, and tried to explore the characters asking "why would a character wear something?" Sometimes when you open up to people, you let the bad in with the good. Well, I have an idea. "[5] According to Robert Iscove Harvey Weinstein was very involved in script development and very involved in casting, and was able to get great actors in very small parts, as a personal favor. Laney pretends to be busy but Zack persuades her go, and enlists his sister to give her a makeover, transforming her and revealing her true beauty. Zach Siler : She kinda blew me off. He describes the direction as "nothing to be ashamed of here, but nothing of any distinction, either" and notes the soundtrack as a not unexpected plus. Another added: "She’s been wearing her ring the entire time. | [8][7], Jodi Lyn O'Keefe described her character as being completely unlike her: "Literally everything that character did was something I would never do. [18] The highschool scenes were shot at Torrance High School, where Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Beverly Hills, 90210 had previously filmed. After they dance and kiss, Laney asks Zack about the bet, and Zack responds that he will honor the terms. Unable to reconcile with Laney, Zack takes his sister to the prom, while Taylor arrives alone, thinking that Zack is still interested in her despite his refusal of her advances. Laney Boggs On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 41% based on reviews from 61 critics, with an average rating of 4.94/10. In the bathroom Dean boasts that he is succeeding in seducing Laney and has rented a hotel room with the intention of having sex with her. In one instance director Robert Iscove stops the action for a long dance sequence, set at the prom, that has nothing to do with anything." But things started to not make sense for Mackenzie when she realized Josh was working late all the time and going on fishing trips that continued until 3 a.m. "[24] Roger Ebert suggested: "To give the movie credit, it's as bored with the underlying plot as we are. : After being dumped by his girlfriend, Zack Siler boasts he could make any girl in school popular. [28] Dean tries to invite Laney to prom, but she refuses. W hile Jeff Bezos was building Amazon from a garage into one of the most powerful companies on earth a nd becoming the richest businessmen of this age, the world knew very little about his wife, MacKenzie, a novelist and a mother of four who helped start Amazon from that garage. It was one of the most popular teen films of the late 1990s and reached No. Oh, you did? to Shyamalan. I go to school with 500 chicks. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/parents/moviesguide/archive/19990212b.html, https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=She%27s_All_That&oldid=2859803, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [3] Miramax spent a further $18 million on television advertising to promote the film.[7]. A disheartened Laney reluctantly dresses up after some persuasion from her father Wayne (Kevin Pollak) and goes to the dance with Dean after he shows up at her house in a tuxedo to invite her again to be his prom date. I mean, just every single thing. : She's All That is a 1999 film about a high school jock that makes a bet that he can turn an unpopular girl into the school's prom queen. This page was last edited on 18 September 2020, at 22:48. ... She's All That (1999) Anna Paquin: Mackenzie Siler. 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Billington, Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film, Favorite Actress – Newcomer (Internet Only), Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 13:28. Mackenzie Siler Laney is magnanimous, as she believes the right person won, and leaves the prom with Dean. [4] You didn't really think I'd leave for All-Star "Road Rules" and still be dating you? "[26] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle calls it "About one idea short of being an excellent teenage romance. : He stressed the importance of the story having a heart, how Zack had to be worthy of Laney, and Laney had to understand she had to learn to be more open. Zack and Laney begin to genuinely fall for each other; Taylor is humiliated when Brock ends their relationship, as he is leaving for Road Rules: All Stars. : Zack attempts to intervene but is too late and loses track of them. Jesse overhears, and tries to tell Mac and they rush to warn Zack. Zack is wearing only a graduation cap and strategically carrying a soccer ball to cover himself. [17] Shankman also worked with Matthew Lillard on his dance scenes. Los Angeles Times. Mackenzie Siler So who's the lucky rebound skank? [7] Fleming attributed the line "Am I a fucking bet?" Jodi Lynn O'Keefe was known for Nash Bridges but this was only her second film role. [25] Stephen Holden of the New York Times praised Cook for her performance, comparing her to Winona Ryder, saying "Unlike so many actors playing smart young people, she actually projects some intelligence along with a sly sense of comedy. : Laney takes him to a small theater lounge where she will be performing. Mackenzie Siler