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'{{Short description|2021 film by Mark Waters}} {{Use American English|date=August 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = He's All That | image = He's All That.jpg | caption = Official release poster | director = [[Mark Waters]] | writer = R. Lee Fleming Jr. | producer = {{Plainlist| * Andrew Panay * [[Jennifer Gibgot]] * [[Bill Block]] }} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!--PER POSTER BILLING--> * [[Addison Rae]] * [[Tanner Buchanan]] * [[Madison Pettis]] * [[Rachael Leigh Cook]]<!-- And --> * [[Peyton Meyer]] }} | cinematography = [[John Guleserian]] | editing = Travis Sittard | music = [[Rolfe Kent]] | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Miramax]] * Ethea Entertainment<!--PER POSTER--> }} | distributor = [[Netflix]] | released = {{Film date|2021|8|25|[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]|2021|8|27|United States}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $20 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joblo.com/shes-all-that-remake-netflix/ |title=She's All That remake is headed to Netflix in a reported $20 million deal |website=[[JoBlo.com]] |first=Gaiu |last=Bolling |date=March 19, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> | gross = }} '''''He's All That''''' is a 2021 American [[Teen film|teen]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Mark Waters]], from a screenplay by R. Lee Fleming Jr. The film is a gender-swapped remake of the 1999 film ''[[She's All That]]'', which was a modern adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s 1914 play ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' and [[George Cukor]]'s 1964 film ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]''. It stars [[Addison Rae]], [[Tanner Buchanan]], [[Madison Pettis]], and [[Peyton Meyer]], as well as [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] and [[Matthew Lillard]], who starred in ''She's All That'', appearing in different roles. Talks for a remake of ''She's All That'' began in September 2020, with Waters to direct, Fleming Jr. set to return as the film's screenwriter, and 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, Los Angeles|Hollywood, California]] on August 25, 2021,<ref name="premiere" /> before debuting on [[Netflix]] on August 27, 2021. The film received generally negative reviews. ==Plot== Padgett Sawyer is a [[TikTok]] [[influencer]] in her final year of high school who lives with her divorced mother, a local nurse. She pretends to live in an upscale condo in order to hide her real living conditions from her followers and sponsors because she thought they wouldn't like her anymore. One day, Padgett discovers that her boyfriend, influencer and aspiring hip hop artist Jordan Van Draanen, ditched her for a [[backup dancer]]. She finds herself humiliated when a live stream of her outburst results in her loss of followers and sponsorship deals because the camera was still on when it happend. To redeem herself, Padgett accepts a bet to turn the school's least popular young man, Cameron Kweller, an antisocial photography student, into prom king. Despite his indifference towards her, Padgett continues with the bet. She gains information about him from his younger sister Brin, and to become closer, begins taking horse riding lessons with him. Over time, while keeping her word on the bet, Padgett begins to bond more with Cameron and discovers that he and his younger sister lost their mother years ago in a plane crash and that they live with their grandmother while their father is residing in [[Sweden]]. Padgett fixes up Cameron's appearance and attire, and tries expanding his social interactions at her friend Quinn's party, where he saves her from suffering humiliation when Jordan appears with the girl he cheated on her with. At Padgett's friend Alden's [[The Great Gatsby|''Great Gatsby'']]-themed birthday party, Cameron gets into a fight with Jordan when he tries to get sexual with Brin. His mother's camera is ruined in the process, causing him to leave the party in a rage despite Padgett's attempts to console him. She regrets following through with the bet, but she does not back down from it because otherwise she would have to show the hole school and her social media who she really was. The next day, Alden turns on Padgett, revealing her plot to become prom queen alongside Jordan and her true colors. She is also responsible for intentionally live-streaming Padgett's outburst. Padgett begins to fall for Cameron but she is afraid to express her feelings after she kisses him. When Brin finds out that Padgett kissed Cameron, she advises him to ask her to prom. I n an attempt to ensure Padgett's loss, Alden exposes the bet she made with Padgett to Cameron, who now believes that Padgett only showed interest because of the betWhen he asked her to the prom Alden then said it out loud in front of Cameron which then made Cameron to get angry and swear to them as well as saying "I hope you all go to hell".. On the day of the prom, Padgett's mother encourages her to still go, telling her to be herself and not the social influencer. Cameron refuses to go to prom but Brin, realizing that her older brother has been smiling for the first time since their mother's death and Padgett came into his life, persuades him to go. He doesn't show up and Padgett declines her role as Prom Queen. She then finds Cameron outside the school on a horse and kisses him after apologizing. After the prom, Padgett gains her fan following back and takes her social media influencing in a new direction, by travelling to various different destinations across the world alongside Cameron, now her devoted boyfriend.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 14, 2020 |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |title=Rachael Leigh Cook Joins 'He's All That' Remake |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/rachael-leigh-cook-miramax-hes-all-that-1234656373/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref> ==Cast== <!-- As per main end credits --> * [[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 Pierce, Padgett's affluent and social status-aware best friend, later rival * [[Peyton Meyer]] as Jordan Van Draanen, Padgett's ex-boyfriend who is a hip-hop artist and also a social media influencer * [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] as Anna Sawyer, Padgett's mother who works as a nurse. Cook returns from ''She's All That'', in a different role, having originally played Laney Boggs. * [[Matthew Lillard]] as Principal Bosch,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/583646/getting-the-conjuring-made-took-nearly-20-years-and-the-problems-didnt-stop-there/ |title='He's All That' Trailer: Imagine An Algorithm Trying To Disguise Itself As A High School Rom-Com |first=Ethan |last=Anderton |website=[[/Film]] |date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> the school's principal. Lillard returns from ''She's All That'', in a different role, having originally played Brock Hudson. * [[Isabella Crovetti]] as Brin Kweller, Cameron's popularity-seeking younger sister * [[Myra Molloy]] as Quinn, Padgett's other best friend, who is more supportive of her than Alden is. She and Nisha go to prom together. * Annie Jacob as Nisha, Cameron's best and only friend <!-- end of main end credits --> * [[Kourtney Kardashian]] as Jessica Miles Torres,<ref>{{cite web |date=December 9, 2020 |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |title=Kourtney Kardashian to Cameo in 'She's All That' Remake Starring Addison Rae |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/kourtney-kardashian-addison-rae-hes-all-that-1234849154/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> who sponsors Padgett on social media * Vanessa Dubasso as Aniston, a dancer that Jordan becomes involved with * Heather Ann Gottlieb 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 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]]'' 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |title=TikTok Star Addison Rae Cast in 'She's All That' Remake |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tiktok-addison-rae-shes-all-that-remake-1234733549/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 11, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 11, 2020 |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |title=TikTok Influencer Addison Rae To Star In 'She's All That' Reboot 'He's All That' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/tiktok-influencer-addison-rae-shes-all-that-reboot-hes-all-that/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 6, 2021 }}</ref> [[Tanner Buchanan]] had also been cast, along with [[Myra Molloy]], [[Madison Pettis]], [[Peyton Meyer]], [[Isabella Crovetti]], and Annie Jacob.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2, 2020 |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |title='Cobra Kai' Star Tanner Buchanan Joins Addison Rae In 'He's All That' Remake |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/tanner-buchanan-addison-rae-hes-all-that-remake/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 6, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/hes-all-that-miramax-remake-madison-pettis-peyton-meyer-1234604856/ |title='He's All That' Remake: Madison Pettis, 'American Housewife' Actor Peyton Meyer & Others Join Miramax Pic |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 14, 2020 |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |title=Rachael Leigh Cook Joins Cast of Miramax's 'She's All That' Remake |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/rachael-leigh-cook-hes-all-that-1234853456/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=March 6, 2021 }}</ref> Filming took place at [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|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.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 1, 2020 |last1=Vigdor |first1=Neil |last2=Opam |first2=Kwame |title=Los Angeles Reverses Decision to Close Virus Testing Site for a Film Shoot |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/virus-testing-Union-Station-Los-Angeles.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201063932/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/virus-testing-Union-Station-Los-Angeles.html |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Nick |last=Romano |title=COVID testing site to remain open following snag with 'She's All That' remake |url=https://ew.com/movies/shes-all-the-remake-covid-testing-site/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Gang's All Here!' He's All That Cast Share First Group Photo and Glimpses from Behind the Scenes |url=https://people.com/movies/hes-all-that-first-cast-picture-addison-rae/ |website=[[People.com]] |first=Jen |last=Juneau |date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, the song "[[Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer song)|Kiss Me]]" was covered by [[Cyn]] for the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/9610453/cyn-sixpence-none-the-richer-kiss-me-cover-hes-all-that-netflix-film|title=Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack: Listen|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> ==Soundtrack== '''List of songs featured in 'He's All That''''<ref name="spotify">{{cite web |title=He's All That (Music From The Netflix Film) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Avy6QPpUbn3rJ5f76yimK |website=Spotify.com|date=August 27, 2021 }}</ref> <!-- See [[Template:Track listing]] of you want to improve this table --> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Title ! Performer(s) |- | [[Carried Away (Surf Mesa and Madison Beer song)|Carried Away]] | [[Surf Mesa]], [[Madison Beer]] |- | [[Electric (Katy Perry song)|Electric]] | [[Katy Perry]] |- | Go Bad | Blu DeTiger |- | Better Without You | TCTS, Glowie, Saffron Stone |- | [[Chain My Heart]] | [[Topic (DJ)|Topic]], [[Bebe Rexha]] |- | Stop Talkin | Valentino Khan, ALMA |- | [[ILY (I Love You Baby)|ily (i love you baby)]] | [[Surf Mesa]], Eileen |- | Jalebi Baby | Tesher |- | [[Easy (Troye Sivan song)|Easy]] | [[Troye Sivan]], [[Kacey Musgraves]], [[Mark Ronson]] |- | Your Love | ATB, Topic, A7S |- | Losing It | Fisher |- | [[Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer song)|Kiss Me]] | [[Cyn]] |- | Mean Streets Of Pali | Kaz Gamble, Doug Ray |- |} ==Release== ''He's All That'' had its world premiere at the [[NeueHouse]] in [[Hollywood, California]] on August 25, 2021,<ref name="premiere">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/scene/news/tiktok-addison-rae-anna-wintour-met-gala-hes-all-that-1235049740/ |title=TikTok Star Addison Rae Has Been Emailing With Anna Wintour |first=Marc |last=Malkin |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> before it was released on August 27, 2021, by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/netflix-august-2021-new-movies-tv-shows/ |title=Netflix: Every Movie and TV Show Arriving in August 2021 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |first=Charlie |last=Ridgely |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> According to Netflix, it was the number one film on their service that week.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 30, 2021 |title=This '90s Remake Is The Top Movie On Netflix Right Now |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hes-all-that-popular-netflix-movies_l_612c4fd5e4b0f562f3dfbd8c |website=HuffPost}}</ref> ==Reception== {{Expand section|date=September 2021}} <!-- [[WP:USERGENERATED]] AUDIENCE RECEPTION AND RATINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED: Wikipedia does not support user-generated content in its articles, and thus audience ratings cannot be included. Please refer to the talk page before proceeding to edit this section. Additions of audience ratings will be reverted.--> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 28% based on reviews from 60 critics, with an average rating of 4/10. 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."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=hes_all_that |type=movie |title=He's All That |access-date=February 2, 2022 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=hes-all-that |type=movie |title=He's All That |access-date=February 2, 2022 }}</ref> Courtney Howard of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said "''He's All That'' makes some smart alterations to the original despite mimeographing the structure, and strikes a benevolent balance between old and new with a light sprinkling of references. However, there are many more maddeningly underwhelming elements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2021 |last=Howard |first=Courtney |title='He's All That' Review: Gender-Swapped Rom-Com Remake Rankles Rather Than Reinvents |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/hes-all-that-review-1235049445/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 30, 2021 }}</ref> [[ABC News]]' [[Peter Travers]] gave a negative review, saying "manufactured for the ''[[The Kissing Booth (film series)|Kissing Booth]]'' crowd, this gender-swapped, [[TikTok]]-friendly update of the 1999 teen hit sounds awful and it often is, but enough charm pokes through the cracks to sucker anyone who ever fell for a makeover fable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Review: 'He's All That' is a fit for the TickTock generation |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/review-hes-fit-tiktok-generation/story?id=79660308 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> Robyn Bahr of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote: "''He's All That'' may be a flattened reflection of its predecessor, but both films are charming enough to get away with about one anal sex innuendo joke apiece" and that the film "is really no worse than the first film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahr |first=Robyn |date=August 27, 2021 |title='He's All That': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/hes-all-that-1235004032/ |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> [[Nell Minow]], writing for ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', was more positive in her review of the film, giving it a score of 3 out of 4 stars. She wrote: "sweet little end of summer sorbet with appealing young performers and a script that refreshes the original without overdoing it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minow |first=Nell |author-link=Nell Minow |date=August 27, 2021 |title=He's All That movie review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hes-all-that-movie-review-2021 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] }}</ref> Michael Ordoña of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave a mostly positive review by stating "You'll be pleased to discover the entertaining remake has its charms; it actually is all that, for the most part."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-27/review-hes-all-that-addison-rae-romcom |title=Review: 'He's All That,' more or less — remake of teen makeover romcom makes good |last=Ordoña |first=Michael |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-access=limited |date=August 27, 2021 |access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Netflix title}} * {{IMDb title|4590256}} {{Mark Waters}} {{Pygmalion}} [[Category:2020s coming-of-age comedy films]] [[Category:2020s high school films]] [[Category:2020s teen comedy films]] [[Category:2020s teen romance films]] [[Category:2021 films]] [[Category:2021 romantic comedy films]] [[Category:American coming-of-age comedy films]] [[Category:Remakes of American films]] [[Category:American high school films]] [[Category:American romantic comedy films]] [[Category:American teen comedy films]] [[Category:American teen romance films]] [[Category:Comedy film remakes]] [[Category:Coming-of-age romance films]] [[Category:2020s English-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Mark Waters]] [[Category:Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic]] [[Category:Films produced by Jennifer Gibgot]] [[Category:Films scored by Rolfe Kent]] [[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Miramax films]] [[Category:Romance film remakes]] [[Category:Works by R. 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