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Drew Barrymore Had to Tone Down ‘Unattractive’ Looks in ‘Never Been Kissed’
Drew Barrymore had to tone down her performance in 1999’s ‘Never Been Kissed’ because the studio thought she was ‘looking too unattractive’
The aspiring writer posed as a high school student to study teen culture, but things got complicated when the never-been-kissed (hence the title) twentysomething […] Barrymore explained that she agreed to alter her performance as Josie Gellar after the studio “said something that appealed to my sensibilities rather than my ego,” which was, “We don’t want you to lose the heart because you’re going so far for the comedy.” As Josie becomes a member of the popular group — thanks to her brother, Rob ( David Arquette) — her investigation becomes threatened when she falls for her English teacher, Sam Coulson ( Michael Vartan).
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