Grosse Pointe 

Satire centers on the off-camera antics of five actors who star in a fictional high school drama called "Grosse Pointe".

Creator:

Darren Star

Stars:

Irene Molloy, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Irene Molloy	...	Hunter Fallow 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Lindsay Sloane	...	Marcy Sternfeld 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Bonnie Somerville	...	Courtney Scott 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Kohl Sudduth	...	Quentin King 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Kyle Howard	...	Dave 'The Stand-In' 17 episodes, 2000-2001
William Ragsdale	...	Rob Fields 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Al Santos	...	Johnny Bishop / ... 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Nat Faxon	...	Kevin / ... 17 episodes, 2000-2001
Michael Hitchcock	...	Richard Towers / ... 7 episodes, 2000-2001
Barry H. Scadron	...	A.C. / ... 7 episodes, 2000-2001

Storyline

Satire centers on the off-camera antics of five actors who star in a fictional high school drama called "Grosse Pointe".

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Plot Keywords:

actor | satire | high school | high school student | filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grous Pojnt

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darren Star Productions,Artists Television Group (ATG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (17 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on Darren Star's experiences on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210.

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Quotes

Dave: How much do you think I can get for Hunter's lingerie?
Kevin: Washed or unwashed? They pay double if it comes straight from the star.

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Alternate Versions

The pilot episode was altered at the request of Darren Star's former boss Aaron Spelling. Originally the character of Marcy, played by Lindsay Sloane, was a red-headed bulemic who got her job because her uncle was a studio executive. Spelling took offense and thought that it was a reference to his daughter Tori Spelling who was a star on "Beverly Hills, 90210" a series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling. Before the pilot aired Star took out all references to how Marcy got her job, a scene in which Marcy threw up in a limo and even went as far as to digitally alter her hair so that it was brown and not red. Joely Fisher, who played producer Hope Lustig, was originally credited in the opening titles but was removed after the first episode when she decided to leave the show to work on "Normal, Ohio" a sitcom which was canceled. She was billed in four other episodes of "Grosse Pointe" as a Special Guest Star.

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Connections

Referenced in Make or Break TV: Grosse Pointe (2008)

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Soundtracks

Sex Bomb
Sung by Tom Jones

User Reviews

Great show, shame it didn't last longer

Pretentiously angst-ridden teenager shows have always taken themselves way too seriously - and that leaves them open to a parody. Grosse Point delivered such a masterful send-up of life on and off one of these TV shows. The characters were well-crafted, and played by people who were very talented. They were based on real people in teen angst shows. Hunter Fallow, the kleptomaniac prima donna was loosely based on Shannon Daughtery; Quinton King, the sex addict was loosely based on Jason Priestly; Courtney Scott, the clueless ditzy blonde was loosely based on Courtney Thorne-Smith. Funniest of them all was Dave the stand-in, who had to take on the most stupidest of jobs for pay (such as being in the Michigan J. Frog costume for a party in one episode.)

It lasted too short a time to really get a good following. I'm sure that if WB had treated it like NBC treated Cheers (in Cheers' first season, it was the lowest rated show in its time slot) Grosse Pointe would still be around today.