I give you tidbits on the Touch of Prinze – Actors who starred alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. He seemed to be the king of teen romance/comedy movies and many raved that he was on the brink of hitting it big. Guess they were wrong. Where is Freddie now? The “because no one asked for it sequel of the century”Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed(sounds like a video game title) Freddie’s career took a nose dive, but what about his co-stars? Did they benefit since starring with the Prinze of Teen movies? Or did they rue the day? Or did they care?
Read on…
1)Matthew Lillard——除了唯一愉快的一部分Scooby Doo movies (he was BORN to be Shaggy) would this guy even have a job if it were not for Freddie? From 1999 to 2001 he was in 4 movies with Freddie. After an early start in Hackers and a decent role in Scream, he didnt appear in much untilShe’s All That, with Freddie. Obviously tagging along his next 5 notable (but forgettable) appearances were in Prinze flicks. (EspeciallyWing Commander)
2) Rachael Leigh Cook – Hovering around the “acceptable” mark Ms Cook got her start as “that girl in the drug commercials” You know the one, “This is your brain (holding egg) This is your brain on drugs (breaks egg in frying pan) This is your brain on Heroin (trashes the kitchen with the frying pan with no regards to the egg) She became most noted for her “geek to chic” transformation some time later inShe’s All Thatbut where did she go since then? A few supporting roles in a few good movies (nothing to pee yourself over) and becoming an updated ficticious rock icon from Archie comics in the suprisingly enjoyableJosey and the PussycatsAfter that she sort of faded away and can be found most recently on TV in her own series calledFearlessStepping down to TV typically spells doom for big screen actors. Time will tell.
3)Sarah Michelle Gellar– Another girl from a commercial anyone over 30 will remember because of its painful annoyance. Little dark haired girl sitting on a counter in a Burger King whining painfully “Remember me? I chose Burger King! Remember why?” … no one remembers the rest. No one will ever think of this actress without thinking of her as Buffy Summers inBuffy the Vampire Slayeron TV. She had a few decent movie appearances (Cruel Intentions) and the only actress to be in bothScreamandI Know What You Did Last Summermovie franchises. Since the end of Buffy it seems that Sarah is tagging along with now husband Freddie (both Scooby movies and an animated feature they both provide voices for) or maybe Freddie is tagging along with her. Freddie and here did meet on the set of She’s All That which used the same Highschool as Buffy and was filming at the same time (SMG makes a cameo in the cafeteria scene in She’s all That)
4) Jessica Beil – After a contraversial removial as her role on 7th Heaven, Jessica hasn’t been making any big splashes in Hollywood. She was Freddie’s love interest inSummer Catchand a feeble performance inRules of Attractionit was only a matter of time before she reprised her Role on 7th Heaven to pay some bills. She is however to appear inBlade:Trinitywhich has been getting mixed anticipation buzz. Guess this is another we will have to wait on.
5)Monica Potter– Appeared across from Freddie inHead Over Heels在费尔莫妮卡已经认可ms such asPatch AdamsandCon Airand perhaps her appearance with Freddie was to give more maturity in what appears to be slightly more adult than his previous teen romance movies. Her most recent appearance was in Along Came a Spider withMorgan Freeman in 2001 and a flop calledIm with Lucyin 2002with nothing on the horizon.
So was Freddie the result of these career directions? Or just one of the “not so greats” that these actors encountered? Maybe the buzz boy of teen romance was just a flash in the pan and these folks got to be there.
