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:

2000s | actor | satire | high school | high school student | 

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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

In one episode, Johnny Bishop mentions that he was an underwear model. In real life, Al Santos, who plays Johnny, was an underwear model for Calvin Klein.

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Quotes

Johnny Bishop: Hunter! Hunter!
[runs up to her]
Hunter Fallow: Bite me.
Johnny Bishop: I talked to my brother, he says he's going to fix the game.
[pause]
Johnny Bishop: Come on, it was a mistake!
Hunter Fallow: Vietnam was a mistake. Zoe, Jack, Duncan, and Jane was a mistake. Having a pinball drop out of my ass is not a mistake.

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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

I am devastated the WB cancelled Grosse Pointe

Grosse Pointe screened in Australia on the 10 Network on a Sunday evening. The show is now screening on the Fox8 channel on Foxtel(cable television).

I am really enjoying watching the show again. I was so annoyed that the WB cancelled Grosse Pointe as I thought it was one of the best sitcoms around. It was funny, well written and convincingly acted.

I also really enjoyed trying to work out which Grosse Point cast member(as in Hunter etc..)was based on which Hollywood actor or actress. I am sure that I have a few correct.

I had Hunter Fallow as Shannon Doherty. With Marcy Sternfield I thought she might be based on Tori Spelling. Quentin King has to be Luke Perry but I am not really sure about the rest.

Anyway, I know its too late for the show to saved but I am hoping that Warner Bros will release a DVD of Grosse Pointe, maybe with heaps of extras.

Living in hope...