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 / ... 16 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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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

Marcy Sternfeld: I should try yelling at people more often.
Hunter Fallow: You think this is good, try having an orgasm.

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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

Australia Loves Grosse Pointe.

Grosse Pointe is (was) one of the funniest shows ever.

It was first screened in Australia 3 years ago and was recently screened on Cable so I caught up on all the episodes I missed. The Characters were all very lovable especially the unlikeable ones such as Johnny (Al Santos) and Hunter (Irene Molloy). The show should have been given at least another season because even The O.C. was originally a flop on Australian television but a network saw the potential the show had and gave it a chance, now it's a ratings bonanza. I know it's too late to save this show but I hope the WB realises what a mistake they made by canceling it. I Just SO hope they release it on DVD.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grosse Pointe

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