Slap Her... She's French (2002)

Director:

Melanie Mayron

Writers (WGA):

Lamar Damon (written by) &
Robert Lee King (written by)

Release Date:

7 February 2002 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

No French People Were Harmed In The Making Of This Film.

Plot:

A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate, and practically takes over her life.

Plot Keywords:

French | Exchange Student | Cheerleader | Texas | High School

Cast

Piper Perabo	...	Genevieve Le Plouff
Jane McGregor	...	Starla Grady
Trent Ford	...	Ed Mitchell
Julie White	...	Bootsie Grady
Brandon Smith	...	Arnie Grady
Jesse James	...	Randolph Grady
Nicki Aycox	...	Tanner Jennings
Alexandra Adi	...	Ashley Lopez
Matt Czuchry	...	Kyle Fuller
Cristen Coppen	...	Doreen Gilmore
Michael McKean	...	Monsieur Duke
Mary Portser	...	Kimmy Sue Sprinkle
Katherine Cortez	...	Lurlene Haskell
Jerry Cotton	...	Sheriff Flinkman
Kirk Sisco	...	News Contest Judge

Also Known As:

Freche Biester! (Germany)
She Gets What She Wants (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, drug content and language.

Runtime:

92 min | USA:88 min | Germany:84 min (TV version)

Country:

Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Trivia:

The Region 2 DVD cover proclaims that the film was "America's smash hit comedy!", despite the fact that the film was not even released theatrically in America.

Goofs:

Continuity: The close-ups on the football field during the game show the game being played on Astro Turf. The aerials show real grass.

Quotes:

Starla Grady: [in a jail cell] 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...

Movie Connections:

References Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

Soundtrack:

I'm Mad

Good. Yes, Good!

OK, I'll go out on the limb here by stating that I really liked this movie, and was pleasantly surprised by it. This flick simply does what it says on the cover: a comedy that is actually funny, rather than gross or grotesque. There is a real story, real development, a real turn-around, real acting; the plot is funny, as are the quotes and dialogues ("Our love dried up like a three day-old croissant!") and the running gags (such as the students adopting "Ouais!" as their interjection-du-jour in an attempt to emulate Geneviève, or Starla's alcoholic mum's fixation on her "special" ice tea); in fact, and especially considering the movie's provenience and target audience, the humour is often astoundingly dark. This is all the more laudable as both cast and production are sort of B-listish (by fame, not performance).

My only brickbat would be that I thought that Starla's magic conversion from teenage queen-bee to "real person" with concomitant change of boyfriend was predictable, moralistic, unnecessary and naff.