A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate, and practically takes over her life.A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate, and practically takes over her life.A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate, and practically takes over her life.
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- TriviaThe scenes at Splendona High School stadium were filmed at The Colony High School stadium in January, which is why every person in the stadium is bundled up in winter clothes.
- GoofsWhile Starla is doing the morning announcements, the clock in the hallway reads "4:22"
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[first lines]
Starla Grady: [in a jail cell; voice-over] We're all capable of doing bad things. Lord knows I've done my share. Things I'm truly ashamed of. But should my life, so young and full of sweet promise, be tragically cut down before it ever had a chance to shine? If I ever get out of her, as God is my witness, somebody's gonna pay. Or as the great German philosopher Fred Nitsche once said: "that which does not kill us, is gonna wish it had," because we are about to Fed ex it's sorry ass back to skank central where it came from! Or something like that.
- Crazy creditsNo French people were harmed during the making of this film.
- Alternate versionsThe USA DVD version runs 88 minutes which is shorter than the original version. The TV network version, although edited with some scenes cut, has additional scenes and extended scenes which include a longer version of the opening 'Beef' beauty pa gent with the dance interrupted by Doreen protesting beef, as well as extended dressing room scenes between Starla, Ashley and Tanner. Also cut from the DVD is the part of Kimmy Sue introducing Tanner, the beauty finalist, first ahead of Ashley who mumbles her response to the questions. An extended scene of Starla talking to Geneieve in her bedroom about her desire to become a TV star.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Beyond Clueless (2014)
- SoundtracksEverybody Wants To Be Like You
Written by Darrin O'Brien / Robbie Patterson / Glenn Marais / Shawn Moltke
Published by Greener Snow Music (c/o EMI April Music Canada, Ltd.) /
Lidia's Sky Music (c/o Songs of Peer)/Ballie Byrn Music / Universal Polygram International Publishing,
Inc. / MC Shan Music
Performed by Snow
Courtesy EMI Music Canada
This is the the kind of movie MEAN GIRLS wanted to be. When one thinks about it, it's somewhat unfair that MEAN GIRLS got a theatrical release while this went straight-to-television since this is far superior. It's far better than most teen comedies that have come out in the past few years. **1/2
- jellyneckr
- May 1, 2005
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- Slap Her, She's French!
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- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,789,525
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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