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He's All That
Official release poster
Directed byMark Waters
Written byR. Lee Fleming Jr.
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Guleserian
Edited byTravis Sittard
Music byRolfe Kent
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) (Hollywood)
  • August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]

He's All That is a 2021 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters, from a screenplay by R. Lee Fleming Jr. The film is a gender-swapped remake of She's All That (1999), which, in turn, was a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion and George Cukor's 1964 film My Fair Lady. It stars Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, and Peyton Meyer. Rachael Leigh Cook and Matthew Lillard return from She's All That, albeit in different roles.

Talks for a remake of She's All That (1999) began in September 2020, with Mark Waters to direct, R. Lee Fleming Jr. set to return as the film's screenwriter, and Addison Rae to star. Principal photography began in December 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

He's All That had its world premiere at the NeueHouse in Hollywood, California on August 25, 2021, before debuting on Netflix on August 27, 2021.

Premise

Padgett Sawyer (Addison Rae) is an Instagram influencer in her final year of high school who lives with her divorced mother, a local nurse (Rachael Leigh Cook). She discovers her boyfriend, fellow influencer and aspiring hip hop artist Jordan Van Draanen (Peyton Meyer), is cheating on her with a backing dancer, and is further humiliated when a live stream of their breakup results in her loss of sponsorship. To redeem herself, she accepts a challenge to turn the school's least popular boy, Cameron Kweller (Tanner Buchanan), into prom king.[2]

Cast and characters

  • Addison Rae as Padgett Sawyer, a social media influencer who is hiding the fact that she is poor from her affluent high school
  • Tanner Buchanan as Cameron Kweller, an anti-social rebel who likes to take photographs
  • Madison Pettis as Alden, Padgett's affluent and social status-aware best friend
  • Matthew Lillard as Principal Bosch,[3] the school's principal
  • Rachael Leigh Cook as Anna Sawyer, Padgett's mother who works as a nurse
  • Peyton Meyer as Jordan Van Draanen, Padgett's boyfriend who is a hip-hop artist and also a social media influencer
  • Isabella Crovetti as Brin Kweller, Cameron's kind younger sister
  • Myra Molloy as Quinn, Padgett's other best friend, who is more supportive of her than Alden is
  • Annie Jacob as Nisha, Cameron's best and only friend
  • Kourtney Kardashian as Jessica Miles Torres,[4] who sponsors Padgett on social media
  • Vanessa Dubasso as Aniston, a dancer that Jordan becomes involved with
  • Heather Ann Gottleib as Celeste, a rebel who despises the high school experience even more than Cameron does
  • Romel De Silva as Sebastian Woo, a student who excels in science
  • Andrew Matarazzo as Jordan's friend Logan
  • Dominic Goodman as Jordan's friend Track
  • Jill Basey as Grandma, Cameron's and Brin's grandmother who has taken them in to live with her
  • Evan Fields as Prom DJ Jamal, the prom's DJ

Production

In September 2020, a gender swapped remake of She's All That (1999) was announced by Miramax titled He's All That, with Mark Waters to direct, original screenwriter R. Lee Fleming Jr. to write, and Addison Rae to star.[5][6] Tanner Buchanan had also been cast, along with Myra Molloy, Madison Pettis, Peyton Meyer, Isabella Crovetti, and Annie Jacob.[7][8]

In December 2020, Rachael Leigh Cook joined the cast to portray Rae's character's mother. It was confirmed Cook's character is not related to her original character. Andrew Matarazzo, Vanessa Dubasso, Brian Torres, Romel De Silva, Dominic Goodman, Ryan Hollis, and Tiffany Simon also joined the production.[9]

Filming took place at Union Station, Los Angeles, in December 2020. The city was criticized for its decision to close a COVID-19 testing site to accommodate the filmmakers. The decision was reversed and the testing site was able to continue working while the filming took place.[10][11][12] In August 2021, the song "Kiss Me" was covered by Cyn for the film's soundtrack.[13]

Release

He's All That had its world premiere at the NeueHouse in Hollywood, California on August 25, 2021,[14] before it was released on August 27, 2021, by Netflix.[15]

Reception

According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 32% of 38 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The website's critics consensus read, "Hobbled by a lack of chemistry between its stars, He's All That comes up short on numerous opportunities to improve upon its gender-swapped source material."[16] On Metacritic, another aggregator, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[17]

References

  1. ^ Bolling, Gaiu (March 19, 2021). "She's All That remake is headed to Netflix in a reported $20 million deal". JoBlo.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 14, 2020). "Rachael Leigh Cook Joins 'He's All That' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Anderton, Ethan (August 5, 2021). "'He's All That' Trailer: Imagine An Algorithm Trying To Disguise Itself As A High School Rom-Com". /Film. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Shafer, Ellise (December 9, 2020). "Kourtney Kardashian to Cameo in 'She's All That' Remake Starring Addison Rae". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (September 11, 2020). "TikTok Star Addison Rae Cast in 'She's All That' Remake". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 11, 2020). "TikTok Influencer Addison Rae To Star In 'She's All That' Reboot 'He's All That'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 2, 2020). "'Cobra Kai' Star Tanner Buchanan Joins Addison Rae In 'He's All That' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 28, 2020). "'He's All That' Remake: Madison Pettis, 'American Housewife' Actor Peyton Meyer & Others Join Miramax Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Shafer, Ellise (December 14, 2020). "Rachael Leigh Cook Joins Cast of Miramax's 'She's All That' Remake". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Vigdor, Neil; Opam, Kwame (December 1, 2020). "Los Angeles Reverses Decision to Close Virus Testing Site for a Film Shoot". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Romano, Nick (December 1, 2020). "COVID testing site to remain open following snag with 'She's All That' remake". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Juneau, Jen (December 11, 2020). "'Gang's All Here!' He's All That Cast Share First Group Photo and Glimpses from Behind the Scenes". People.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Mamo, Heran (August 4, 2021). "Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Malkin, Marc (August 26, 2021). "TikTok Star Addison Rae Has Been Emailing With Anna Wintour". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Ridgely, Charlie (July 21, 2021). "Netflix: Every Movie and TV Show Arriving in August 2021". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "He's All That". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "He's All That". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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