During the filming of the scene when Torrance, Missy, Jan and Les carpool to a football game, a driver, angry that the film's motorcade was making him late for dinner, attempted to drive the camera truck off the road. It appears the character of Les is just an overly cautious driver who keeps checking his side mirrors. Huntley Ritter is really watching Mr. Road Rage get pulled over by the Highway Patrol.
Carla Mackauf, who plays Aaron's college girlfriend ("You're a cheerleader?") is a real-life L.A. Lakers' cheerleader.
Most of the cast playing teens were not teens. At the time of production, Gabrielle Union was 27, Ryan Drummond was 26, Clare Kramer was 25, Richard Holman and Tsianna Joelson were 24, Lindsay Sloane, Bianca Kajlich and Huntley Ritter were 22, Nathan West was 21, and Jesse Bradford was 20.
With a budget of $10 million, the biggest expense was securing the rights to Warrant's "Cherry Pie", which cost $40,000.
Beth LaMure: In the last scene during the Awards ceremony, the "editor of Cheer Fashion Magazine, Ms. Brandi Tattersol", is director Peyton Reed's then-wife.
Peyton Reed: The character of "Mime" is credited as "Silencio Por Favor", which means "Silence Please"... in Spanish.
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