She's All That is a
1999 romantic comedy film, directed by
Robert Iscove, and is a modern
remake of
George Bernard Shaw's
Pygmalion (which was also the basis for the
musical comedy My Fair Lady).
The movie is available on DVD.
Plot
Zack Siler (
Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is the big man on campus at his
California high school, as he is a soccer player, class president, and an honor student. At the outset of the film, his popular girlfriend, Taylor (
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) dumps him for a faded
reality TV star (
Matthew Lillard) whom she met on
spring break. Although he is hurt by Taylor's rejection, Zack consoles himself by saying that Taylor is replaceable. Zack's best friend, Dean (
Paul Walker), disagrees. They make a
bet on whether or not Zack can turn any girl into
prom queen within six weeks. While walking around the school, Dean picks out Laney Boggs (
Rachael Leigh Cook), a morose but highly responsible art student, as his choice for Zach.