“She’s All That” is not usually mentioned as one of many greatest rom-coms of all time, nevertheless it’s an entertaining one which’s fondly remembered by many people who grew up within the ’90s. Impressed by George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” the Robert Iscove-directed movie tells the story of Zachary (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a jock who accepts a wager to show Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook dinner), the highschool’s most socially maligned scholar, right into a magnificence queen. What some people do not bear in mind, although, is that “She’s All That” includes a dialogue-free cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar. However why was a star of her magnitude not featured in a extra outstanding function?
The reply is straightforward: Gellar did not need a talking half within the rom-com, although she was a popular culture phenomenon from enjoying the important character on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on the time of its creation. Whereas chatting with Cosmopolitan, Iscove revealed that Gellar was engaged on pick-up pictures for “Buffy” when the cameo took place, and her friendship with a sure star factored into her set go to that day.
“She was there visiting Freddie and we requested her if she would come and do it, and she or he mentioned she would come and do it, however she would not communicate. She would not say any traces. OK, we do not know why you would not say, ‘Thanks,’ or ‘No.’ However that was her factor and she or he did it. And to get Buffy within the film was definitely [a big deal] — as a result of at that time, ‘Buffy’ was enormous.”
Now that Gellar and Prinze Jr. are married, some folks imagine that her involvement in “She’s All That” stemmed from being all liked up again then. Nonetheless, the actor who performs Zachary within the film has a special recollection of occasions.
Freddie Prinze Jr. received Sarah Michelle Gellar a task in She’s All That
In case you ask Freddie Prinze Jr. concerning the expertise, he’ll say the filming of “She’s All That” coincided along with his pre-Sarah Michelle Gellar relationship ending. The actor claims that he and Gellar had been mates on the time of “She’s All That,” having met on the 1997 slasher “I Know What You Did Final Summer time.” Robert Iscove, in the meantime, believes that Prinze Jr. and the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star had been already an merchandise when the movie entered manufacturing — and in the event that they weren’t, the timeline was shut sufficient to their relationship starting.
No matter whose account is appropriate, Prinze Jr. was instrumental in getting his future spouse concerned with the venture. Talking to HuffPost, Iscove recalled how her involvement in “She’s All That” got here to be — and the way he was very happy to have her on board. In his personal phrases:
“Freddie was additionally beginning to date Sarah Michelle Gellar, and he mentioned, ‘Would you thoughts if Sarah got here on and did a cameo? She would not wish to speak, however…’ And I mentioned, ‘Carry her on! We’ll put her into the cafeteria.’ And it wasn’t legal professionals saying, ‘Oh, she’s on this ‘Buffy’ sequence, and might you afford her?’ It was, ‘She’s right here, she desires to do it.'”
Possibly it was a small function within the grand scheme of issues, however at the least Gellar received to be a part of a “She’s All That” in some capability. Sadly, she is not anyplace to be present in Netflix’s gender-flipped “He is All That” remake from 2021, however followers can stay up for seeing Gellar resurrect her most iconic ’90s character within the upcoming “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot.
“She’s All That” is not usually mentioned as one of many greatest rom-coms of all time, nevertheless it’s an entertaining one which’s fondly remembered by many people who grew up within the ’90s. Impressed by George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” the Robert Iscove-directed movie tells the story of Zachary (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a jock who accepts a wager to show Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook dinner), the highschool’s most socially maligned scholar, right into a magnificence queen. What some people do not bear in mind, although, is that “She’s All That” includes a dialogue-free cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar. However why was a star of her magnitude not featured in a extra outstanding function?
The reply is straightforward: Gellar did not need a talking half within the rom-com, although she was a popular culture phenomenon from enjoying the important character on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on the time of its creation. Whereas chatting with Cosmopolitan, Iscove revealed that Gellar was engaged on pick-up pictures for “Buffy” when the cameo took place, and her friendship with a sure star factored into her set go to that day.
“She was there visiting Freddie and we requested her if she would come and do it, and she or he mentioned she would come and do it, however she would not communicate. She would not say any traces. OK, we do not know why you would not say, ‘Thanks,’ or ‘No.’ However that was her factor and she or he did it. And to get Buffy within the film was definitely [a big deal] — as a result of at that time, ‘Buffy’ was enormous.”
Now that Gellar and Prinze Jr. are married, some folks imagine that her involvement in “She’s All That” stemmed from being all liked up again then. Nonetheless, the actor who performs Zachary within the film has a special recollection of occasions.
Freddie Prinze Jr. received Sarah Michelle Gellar a task in She’s All That
In case you ask Freddie Prinze Jr. concerning the expertise, he’ll say the filming of “She’s All That” coincided along with his pre-Sarah Michelle Gellar relationship ending. The actor claims that he and Gellar had been mates on the time of “She’s All That,” having met on the 1997 slasher “I Know What You Did Final Summer time.” Robert Iscove, in the meantime, believes that Prinze Jr. and the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star had been already an merchandise when the movie entered manufacturing — and in the event that they weren’t, the timeline was shut sufficient to their relationship starting.
No matter whose account is appropriate, Prinze Jr. was instrumental in getting his future spouse concerned with the venture. Talking to HuffPost, Iscove recalled how her involvement in “She’s All That” got here to be — and the way he was very happy to have her on board. In his personal phrases:
“Freddie was additionally beginning to date Sarah Michelle Gellar, and he mentioned, ‘Would you thoughts if Sarah got here on and did a cameo? She would not wish to speak, however…’ And I mentioned, ‘Carry her on! We’ll put her into the cafeteria.’ And it wasn’t legal professionals saying, ‘Oh, she’s on this ‘Buffy’ sequence, and might you afford her?’ It was, ‘She’s right here, she desires to do it.'”
Possibly it was a small function within the grand scheme of issues, however at the least Gellar received to be a part of a “She’s All That” in some capability. Sadly, she is not anyplace to be present in Netflix’s gender-flipped “He is All That” remake from 2021, however followers can stay up for seeing Gellar resurrect her most iconic ’90s character within the upcoming “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot.
