directed by Robert Iscove
, and is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw
's play Pygmalion
. It was one of the most popular teen films of the 1990s and reached #1 at the box office in its first week of release.
Zach Siler (Freddie Prinze, Jr.
)—soccer star, class president, honor student—is the big man on campus at his California
high school.
What is this, some sort of dork outreach program?
I feel just like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. You know, except for the whole hooker thing.
Who the HELL would nominate me?
Am I a bet? Am I a FUCKING BET?
This is all fascinating, Taylor, but could you skip to the part where you decided to screw me over.
Sometimes when you open up to people, you let the bad in with the good.
All you have left is a C minus GPA with a Wonderbra.
Give her the right look, the right boyfriend, and bam. In six weeks she's being named prom queen.
So, Laney, I was wondering if you wanted to... [Laney walks away]... embarrass me horribly in front of all these people.
It's not about disrespect, it's just gas.