She's the Man

She's the Man (2006)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Release date

2006-03-17

Country

United States, Canada

Production

DreamWorks Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment, The Donners' Company

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$57 194 667

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Director

Andy Fickman

Actors

Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, David Cross, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hoffman, Alexandra Breckenridge, Jonathan Sadowski, Amanda Crew
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Producer

Lauren Shuler Donner, Ewan Leslie, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Marty P. Ewing

Operator

Greg Gardiner

Composer

Nathan Wang

Artist

Audition

Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller

Editing

Michael Jablow
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• The idea for the film came to screenwriter and producer Ivan Leslie after he saw Sam Mendes' production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the Donmar Warehouse in London, starring Emily Watson. When writing the screenplay, the role of Viola was immediately intended for Amanda Bynes.
• The plot of the film is a very loose, modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and contains numerous references to it. The school where the main characters study is called Illyria, after the country where Shakespeare's play takes place. The character of Duke is based on the character of Duke Orsino in the play (the name Duke literally translates to Herzog in English). Duke's friends in the film are named Toby and Andrew. In the play, Toby is Olivia's uncle and Andrew is one of her suitors. However, in the play, Viola does not pretend to be her brother, but simply a man, calling herself Cesario. In the film, "Cesario" is the name of a restaurant where several key scenes take place.
• The creators originally intended Jesse McCartney to play Sebastian, as he had similar facial features to Amanda Bynes. Due to commitments to other projects, the actor was unable to participate in the film and the role went to James Kirk.
• At the start of filming, Amanda Bynes had absolutely no soccer skills. Despite this, she performed a significant portion of the soccer scenes herself. Amanda Bynes' stunt double in these scenes was Shannon McDonald, who lives in Richmond, British Columbia and also appeared in one of the minor roles. Shannon McDonald's husband also doubled for Channing Tatum in some of the soccer scenes.
• Brandon Jay McLaren, who played Duke's friend Toby, actually participated in football competitions and received a scholarship to play for his college team.
• The opening scenes of the film were shot in Vancouver, Canada, on the coldest June day in its history. It was so cold that crew members had to wear jackets and other warm clothing, while the actors were in beach attire.
• On Viola's first day in Illyria, a poster for a school production titled “What You Will” can be noticed. This is also an alternative title for Shakespeare's play “Twelfth Night,” on which the film's plot is based.
• On the wall in Duke's room, you can see a poster for the relatively obscure Canadian band «Sum 41» for its album «Chuck» (2004).
• The argument in the car between Viola and Paul, when Viola first arrives in Illyria, was completely improvised by the actors.
• Malcolm's tarantula, to whom he addresses his monologue, was named Malvolio, after a character from Shakespeare's play.