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She's the One

Casting What-Ifs

She's the One The Rewatchables

Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Heather Graham, Amanda Peet, Anne Heche, Lauryn Hill, and Jennifer Garner auditioned; the Wallflowers were sought.

Amanda Peet’s accent performance and Burns’s relationship with Tom Petty are retained.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Burns reports auditioning Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Heather Graham, Amanda Peet, Anne Heche, Lauryn Hill, and Jennifer Garner for the two lead roles.
  • Jennifer Lopez as Heather is considered intriguing.
  • Amanda Peet reportedly arrived in character with teased hair, gum, and a Long Island accent despite her Columbia background.
  • The filmmakers reportedly sought the Wallflowers’ 6th Avenue Heartache before using Tom Petty.
  • Burns’s early assumption that Hollywood success would always feel this easy is reported and treated as poignant.
  • Burns learning from Saving Private Ryan is raised and answered from his book.