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* {{Expy}}: Aside from the Pygmalion connections, Taylor has been compared to a defanged version of Chris from {{Carrie}}.
** Misty and Savannah, the two gothy rich girls who bully Laney at the start, really bring to mind Cinderella's wicked stepsisters.
** Misty and Savannah, the two gothy rich girls who bully Laney at the start, really bring to mind Cinderella's wicked stepsisters.
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** BetaBitch: Misty and Savannah, the two mean girls who tell Laney to kill herself after the art teacher compliments her. It's implied that they look down on her because they have money, what with them boasting about their Spanish vacation and unneeded scholarships. It's tempting to think that they're more than a little patterned off of Cinderella's stepsisters.
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** BetaBitch: Misty and Savannah, the two mean girls who tell Laney to kill herself after the art teacher compliments her. It's implied that they look down on her because they have money, what with them boasting about their Spanish vacation and unneeded scholarships.
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** BetaBitch: Misty and Savannah, the two mean girls who tell Laney to kill herself after the art teacher compliments her. It's implied that they look down on her because they have money, what with them boasting about their Spanish vacation and unneeded scholarships. It's tempting to think that they're more than a little patterned off of Cinderella's stepsisters.
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** On the other hand, once Laney starts to become more popular, some of her new female fans are shown to start wearing glasses to be like her.
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A {{Gender Flip}}ped remake, titled ''Film/HesAllThat'', was released by Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021.
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A {{Gender Flip}}ped remake, titled ''He's All That'', was released by Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021.
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A {{Gender Flip}}ped remake, titled ''He's All That'', ''Film/HesAllThat'', was released by Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021.
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* AlphaBitch: Taylor Vaughan. Emphasis on ''bitch''. It’s actually hinted in dialogue ''many'' times throughout the film that no one -- not even her own GirlPosse -- can abide her. Indeed, by the end of the movie many of her friends seem to be quite firmly on Laney's side, and Taylor ends up sitting alone with several empty seats around her and btterly smoking a cigarette at graduation.
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* AlphaBitch: Taylor Vaughan. Emphasis on ''bitch''. It’s actually hinted in dialogue ''many'' times throughout the film that no one -- not even her own GirlPosse -- can abide her. Indeed, by the end of the movie many of her friends seem to be quite firmly on Laney's side, and Taylor ends up sitting alone with several empty seats around her and btterly bitterly smoking a cigarette at graduation.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw's ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy romantic comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw's ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: After Taylor wins the prom queen title, she thanks those who voted before starting to chew out those who did not vote for her.]]
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Taylor embarrasses Laney at the party and Laney says this is why she avoids people like her, it backfires on her, prompting Taylor to say that they avoid her and then breaks down how unpopular she is.
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* AlphaBitch: Taylor Vaughan. Emphasis on ''bitch''. It’s actually hinted in dialogue ''many'' times throughout the film that no one -- not even her own GirlPosse -- can abide her. Indeed, by the end of the movie many of her friends seem to be quite firmly on Laney's side.
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* AlphaBitch: Taylor Vaughan. Emphasis on ''bitch''. It’s actually hinted in dialogue ''many'' times throughout the film that no one -- not even her own GirlPosse -- can abide her. Indeed, by the end of the movie many of her friends seem to be quite firmly on Laney's side.side, and Taylor ends up sitting alone with several empty seats around her and btterly smoking a cigarette at graduation.
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* BlackBestFriend: Preston for Zack and Katie for Taylor.
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* TheMakeover: Laney gets one courtesy of prodding from Zack and the actual makeover from Mac, leading to her GirlinessUpgrade.
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* TheMakeover: Laney gets one courtesy of prodding from Zack and the actual makeover from Mac, [[MakeoverFairy Mac]], leading to her GirlinessUpgrade.
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* FormerFriendOfTheAlphaBitch: Katie's arc.
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* FormerFriendOfTheAlphaBitch: FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Katie's arc.
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* PetTheDog: a couple of Taylor's MeanGirl friends trying to comfort her after she gets dumped by Brock.
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* PetTheDog: a couple of Taylor's MeanGirl mean girl friends trying to comfort her after she gets dumped by Brock.
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* WasItAllJustALie: Laney understandably asks this when she finds out the truth. So does Katie, during the prom, asking Preston how much of this was rigged before being reminded that she was the one who nominated Laney for prom queen.
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* WasItAllJustALie: WasItAllALie?: Laney understandably asks this when she finds out the truth. So does Katie, during the prom, asking Preston how much of this was rigged before being reminded that she was the one who nominated Laney for prom queen.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Preston get whacked on the ball by a volleyball he was in a position to hit when he get distracted seeing Katie readjusting her bikini top.
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* GreenEyedMonster/ FalseFriend: it gradually turns out that [[spoiler: Dean]] is both of these.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Villain might be a strong word, and there are plenty of people who dislike her but [[spoiler: Taylor does get elected Prom Queen, albeit by a narrow margin]].
* WasItAllJustALie: Laney understandably asks this when she finds out the truth. So does Katie, during the prom, asking Preston how much of this was rigged before being reminded that she was the one who nominated Laney for prom queen.
* WasItAllJustALie: Laney understandably asks this when she finds out the truth. So does Katie, during the prom, asking Preston how much of this was rigged before being reminded that she was the one who nominated Laney for prom queen.
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** BetaBitch: Misty and Savannah, the two mean girls who tell Laney to kill herself after the art teacher compliments her. It's implied that they look down on her because they have money, what with them boasting about their Spanish vacation and unneeded scholarships.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Insufferable ''[[Series/TheRealWorld Real World]]'' cast member Brock Hudson is not in any way related to Puck Rainey.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Insufferable ''[[Series/TheRealWorld Real World]]'' cast member Brock Hudson is [[SarcasmMode not in any way way]] related to Puck Rainey.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw's ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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** Played extremely straight with Laney, who was at most an arm length away.
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* MeaningfulName: Laney is named after two WinonaRyder characters -- Lelaina Pierce from ''Film/RealityBites'', and Kim Boggs from ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''. Also, her first name is one consonant away from [[Theatre/MyFairLady "Lady"]].
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* MeaningfulName: Laney is named after two WinonaRyder Creator/WinonaRyder characters -- Lelaina Pierce from ''Film/RealityBites'', and Kim Boggs from ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''. Also, her first name is one consonant away from [[Theatre/MyFairLady "Lady"]].
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-->'''Brock:''' Taylor, it's been fun. But did you honestly think l'd leave for "All-Star RoadRules" still dating you? ...Oh, you did? That's sweet.
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-->'''Brock:''' Taylor, it's been fun. But did you honestly think l'd I'd leave for "All-Star RoadRules" Series/RoadRules" still dating you? ...Oh, you did? That's sweet.
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* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Taylor drops this on Zack when she reveals that she's leaving him for another guy rather than remaining a couple after graduation, then on Laney when Laney finds out she's [[spoiler: "just a bet" and not really ''popular'']]. Hilariously gets a taste of it herself though when the guy she left Zack for dumps her in order to not miss out on going back on The Real World. ''"You didn't think you were popular for real, did you? Oh you did, that's so sweet."''
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* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Taylor drops this on Zack when she reveals that she's leaving him for another guy rather than remaining a couple after graduation, then on Laney when Laney finds out she's [[spoiler: "just a bet" and not really ''popular'']]. Hilariously gets a taste of it herself though when the guy she left Zack for dumps her in order to not miss out on going back on The Real World. ''"You didn't television.
-->'''Brock:''' Taylor, it's been fun. But did you honestly think l'd leave for "All-Star RoadRules" still dating you? ...Oh, youwere popular for real, did you? Oh you did, that's so did? That's sweet."''
-->'''Brock:''' Taylor, it's been fun. But did you honestly think l'd leave for "All-Star RoadRules" still dating you? ...Oh, you
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Zack is the BigManOnCampus and has everything going for him: Hot girlfriend, his choice of university, school soccer star, student council president. When his girlfriend dumps him, Zack bets his friend Dean that he can replace her and make any girl in school prom queen in just six weeks. Dean takes that bet and selects Laney, a poor but clever art student, to be the object of Zack's experiment. Zack gets to work.
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Zack Siler (Prinze) is the BigManOnCampus and has everything going for him: Hot girlfriend, girlfriend Taylor Vaughn (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), his choice of university, school soccer star, student council president. When his girlfriend dumps him, him for second-hand world reject TV soap star Brock Hudson (Creator/MatthewLillard), Zack bets his friend Dean Sampson (Creator/PaulWalker) that he can replace her and make any girl in school prom queen in just six weeks. Dean takes that bet and selects Laney, Laney Boggs (Cook), a poor but clever art student, to be the object of Zack's experiment. Zack gets to work.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Laney.
--->'''Chandler:''' It's just... I've seen you in gym class and... you run like a girl.
--->'''Laney:''' I ''am'' a girl.
--->'''Chandler:''' Oh, you know what I mean.
--->'''Chandler:''' It's just... I've seen you in gym class and... you run like a girl.
--->'''Laney:''' I ''am'' a girl.
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* {{Dojikko}}: Laney.
--->'''Chandler:''' It's just... I've seen you in gym class and... you run like a girl.
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--->'''Chandler:''' It's just... I've seen you in gym class and... you run like a girl.
--->'''Laney:''' I ''am'' a girl.
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->''"Is that true? Am I a bet, am I a bet, [[PrecisionFStrike am I a FUCKING BET?!]]"''
A 1999 teen romantic-comedy starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
->''"Is that true? Am I a bet, am I a bet, [[PrecisionFStrike am I a FUCKING BET?!]]"''
A 1999 teen romantic-comedy starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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->''"Is that true? Am I a
A 1999 teen romantic-comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: A starstruck girl is delighted when Zack speaks to her in the opening. She's reminded that he called her Connie, when her name is Melissa.
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* BeautifulAllAlong: One of the trope definers.codifiers, and also provides the page image. Laney loses her glasses, gets her eyebrows plucked and her hair styled - as well as donning a stylish dress - and is instantly thought of as hot.
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* BrokenAesop: Was the message supposed to be that anybody can be special? Well sure you can, as long as you strip away everything that makes you an individual in any way.
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* BrokenAesop: BrokenAesop:
** Was the message supposed to be that anybody can be special? Well sure you can, as long as you strip away everything that makes you an individual in any way.
** Was the message supposed to be that anybody can be special? Well sure you can, as long as you strip away everything that makes you an individual in any way.
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* GrandStaircaseEntrance: The entrance to the prom dance is a rather long and fancy spiralling staircase.
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* InformedPoverty: Laney is teased with comments like "Isn't your dad my pool man?", yet she lives in a very nice house. Cleaning pools must be a lucrative business in the area.
** Near the end of the film, her dad actually brings this fact up saying that people seem to think that he's of a lower class because he cleans pools, but he owns his own business and does have a nice house with its own pool and the neighbourhood looks like one that would have a lot of pools, so he probably does make a respectable amount of money. The comment was probably just meant to belittle Laney's father for having a blue collar job rather than imply he doesn't make much money from it.
** Near the end of the film, her dad actually brings this fact up saying that people seem to think that he's of a lower class because he cleans pools, but he owns his own business and does have a nice house with its own pool and the neighbourhood looks like one that would have a lot of pools, so he probably does make a respectable amount of money. The comment was probably just meant to belittle Laney's father for having a blue collar job rather than imply he doesn't make much money from it.
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* InformedPoverty: Laney is teased with comments like "Isn't your dad my pool man?", yet she lives in a very nice house. Cleaning pools must be a lucrative business in the area.
**area. Near the end of the film, her dad actually brings this fact up saying that people seem to think that he's of a lower class because he cleans pools, but he owns his own business and does have a nice house with its own pool and the neighbourhood looks like one that would have a lot of pools, so he probably does make a respectable amount of money. The comment was probably just meant to belittle Laney's father for having a blue collar job rather than imply he doesn't make much money from it.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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A 1999 teen romantic-comedy starring Freddie Prinze Jr. Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook (in her first leading role). It's a HighSchool modernization of George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', which is [[AdaptationDisplacement better known]] by the musical it spawned, ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
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* StockParody: After 1999, "Girl descends the stairs after getting a makeover" became one of these. (Both ''NotAnotherTeenMovie'' and ''CloneHigh'' did it.) [[OlderThanTheyThink Though it was done first in]] ''{{Literature/Rebecca}}''.
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* StockParody: After 1999, "Girl descends the stairs after getting a makeover" became one of these. (Both ''NotAnotherTeenMovie'' ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' and ''CloneHigh'' ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' did it.) [[OlderThanTheyThink Though it was done first in]] ''{{Literature/Rebecca}}''.
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The movie was incredibly popular in its day and spawned a whole bunch of parodies; probably the best and best known is ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie''.
* BrokenAesop: Was the message supposed to be that anybody can be special? Well sure you can, as long as you strip away everything that makes you an individual in any way.
** Has your boyfriend lied shamelessly to you? Well, you'd better forgive him, because he's the best you're gonna get.
** It's okay to revenge-date.
** Has your boyfriend lied shamelessly to you? Well, you'd better forgive him, because he's the best you're gonna get.
** It's okay to revenge-date.
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